Armin Trost is a professor at the Business School of Furtwangen University (Germany), where he has served as Dean since 2024. His academic focus lies in Human Resources Management and applied psychology. In Germany and Europe, he is considered one of the most renowned and influential thought leaders in human resources management and leadership. Over the past two decades, he has made significant practical contributions in the field. He considers himself a bridge between academia and practice. Before his professorship, he was globally responsible for recruiting at SAP for several years. He also spent a decade as a partner at the award-winning consulting firm Promerit (now Mercer).