Markus Schwaninger (born 26 December 1947) is an Austrian economist and Professor of Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and Director of the International World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics.
After several years of practical experience in private and public organizations, he studied economics at the University of St. Gallen.
He also directs the International World Organization of Systems and Cybernetics.
His research projects to date have been related to organizational intelligence, model-based management, the design, transformation and learning of organizations, and systemic issues of sustainability.
Schwaninger is author of more than 200 publications in six languages, and editor of the works of Hans Ulrich[3] and Aloys Gälweiler.