Dr. Michael Träm is the Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Arthur D. Little. A lawyer by training, Michael has a long and prestigious background in consulting, having previously held senior positions in A.T. Kearney and Celerant Consulting. Michael has written a number of books including The Value Growers, After the Merger, Spearheading Growth and the The 100 day Myth.

Michael started his career in 1986 as a Junior Barrister before joining A.T. Kearney in 1989. By 1997 Michael had been promoted to Vice President and became a member of the Global Strategy team. His professional expertise includes  the development of growth strategies, post merger integrations and restructuring assignments. In 2000 he had been promoted to Managing Director for Central Europe and became a member of the firm's Global Senior Leadership Team. By 2003 Michael had been appointed as the Managing Director Profit Centre Greater Europe (EMEA) and a member of A.T. Kearney’s Global Operating Committee holding multiple managerial and client development responsibilities. During those years Michael had also been a supervisory board member of EDS Germany. In 2004 Michael left the firm to become Executive Vice President for Celerant Management Consulting before leaving to join Arthur D. Little as Global CEO.

Arthur D. Little is the only top management consulting firm which links Strategy with Innovation and Technology. In these areas, the firm offers management consulting services in globally organised industries such as: Automotive and Manufacturing, Energy, Chemical, Telecommunication / Media and Financial Institutions. Arthur D. Little is proud to serve many of the Fortune 100 companies globally in addition to many other leading firms and governmental organizations.  Services range from strategy developments, organisational effectiveness, operations and IT improvements to innovation management and sustainability assignments.

Since Michael joined as Global CEO of Arthur D. Little, the firm has grown at double the industry average year on year. Currently, Michael is focussing on growing Arthur D. Little within the premium league of global management consulting firms. Michael Träm regularly lectures as a guest speaker at several universities, business schools and international business forums. Michael is also a member of the Global Management Committee of Altran Technologies and Chairman of the supervisory board of Altran Germany and Austria.

Michael is a committed member of several organisations supporting humanitarian aid, community life, international understanding and education. Michael is married with two children and lives close to Duesseldorf.