Patricia Seeman

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Patricia S. Seemann, MD is the founding partner and chief executive officer of Sphere Advisors, a partnership of seasoned executives providing leadership and management counsel to senior executives of global corporations. Recognized as a leading expert on corporate intangibles and intellectual capital, Dr. Seemann has over a decade of experience advising leading executives of multinational organizations throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Prior to founding Sphere Advisors in January 2003, Dr. Seemann was the key strategic advisor to the Chairman and chief executive officer of Zurich Financial Services, responsible for the organization's global Group Communications and serving as a member of the Group Management Board. In this capacity, she oversaw organizational learning, branding, internal communications, media/public relations and corporate intranet/internet activities. Prior to joining Zurich Financial, Dr. Seemann advised executives on intellectual capital issues as the founder of Group 21, a successful consulting firm. Dr. Seemann was a Principal and head of Knowledge Management with Ernst & Young where she was instrumental in working with the team to develop the firm's successful practice.

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Dr. Seemann dedicated the early years of her career to various management roles within the pharmaceutical industry. After earning a doctoral degree in medicine from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, Dr. Seemann pursued four years of training in orthopedic surgery at the State Hospital, St. Gallen Switzerland, and in biomechanics research at the Laboratory for Experimental Surgery in Davos, Switzerland.

Dr. Seemann assumed the position as group product manager with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, responsible for global marketing of diverse pharmaceutical products. She was named to head the Corporate Regulatory Affairs and Scientific Documentation divisions of Ares-Serono Pharmaceuticals for two years. She joined F. Hoffmann-La Roche Pharmaceuticals, responsible for Knowledge Systems, where she pioneered intellectual capital processes to streamline global drug development.

Dr. Seemann is the co-author of Social Capital: Securing Competitive Advantage in the New Economy (2001), and a frequent speaker and lecturer on the topics of Corporate Governance, Value Creation and Intangible Assets, as well as on Power, Trust, and the Effective CEO. She holds a Canadian citizenship, resides in Switzerland and is fluent in English, German and French.

• Power, Trust and Betrayal at the Top of Organizations
• Securing Competitive Advantage in the New Economy
• Corporate Governance, Value Creation and Intangible Assets