Sven Biermann

Sven Biermann is the Executive Director of the International Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), based in the Seychelles. The FiTI is a global multi-stakeholder partnership, which seeks to increase transparency and participation in fisheries governance for the benefit of a more sustainable management of marine fisheries.

Sven is also co-founder of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform gGmbH, a non-profit organisations that strengthen participation and transparency for sustainable solutions of societal challenges.

Sven studied finance/taxes/auditing at the technical college in Trier/Germany, where he graduated in 1998. Sven obtained (FH) also a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a Major in Information Management from the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota/USA.

Throughout his more than 15 years of professional experiences, Sven has been focusing on practical and sustainable solutions for good governance, multi-stakeholder partnerships, corporate social responsibility, risk management and business integrity. In 2012/13 Sven served as the Senior Advisor to the United Nations Global Compact 10th principle (anti-corruption).

Prior to this position, Sven spent almost 10 years with the global consulting company Accenture as well as multiple years as the Director of Anti-Corruption projects at the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA School of Governance.