Oliver Grasl co-founded transentis, a model-driven transformation practice, in 1997 and has been its managing partner ever since.
He read mathematics and theoretical physics at Cambridge University (MA Cantab) and the University of Innsbruck (Diploma). After a brief foray into software development, he specialised in business engineering (EMBA HSG) and Operations Research & Analytics (Dr. oec. HSG) at the University of St. Gallen.
Oliver's passion is bringing human and machine intelligence together. He believes the best decisions emerge from that collaboration — and builds the digital twins and computational knowledge graphs that make it possible, turning complexity into clarity and enterprise transformation into something you can steer.
Oliver teaches regularly at university level (Mathematics, Big Data & Analytics, Enterprise Architecture) and sits on the supervisory board of compax, a leading service company building customer-to-cash systems for connected business.
Know-how
Oliver is currently driving innovation in making – our thinking about – enterprises (business models and market strategies, operating models and operations) amenable to computational approaches, in particular Generative AI
His core areas include:
Alongside his client work, Oliver is also the lead architect of
Metapad (an AI-powered platform for Digital Twins), transentis
Beer Distribution Game (a Supply Chain Simulation) and transentis
Business Prototyping Toolkit (Python package for Agent-based and System Dynamics simulation).
Market Experience
Oliver's main focus is on the mobility sector and supply chain organizations:
Over the years, he has gained experience in many other sectors:
Contact
Email: oliver.grasl@transentis.com
Selected Posts
Re-Think Your Operating Model with AI
Many operating models live in slide decks, spreadsheets and the heads of senior people. Here is how we turn one into a computational knowledge graph you can question — built live, with AI as a co-modeller.
6/22/2026Generative AI That Understands Your Enterprise
See Your Enterprise Like Never Before
9/23/2025Understanding The Beer Distribution Game
Using Systems Thinking to improve game results
1/16/2015Ten Key Principles of Business Transformation
A conceptual model that puts the principles into perspective
9/6/2016How do You Make Money in Your Business?
The key ingredients needed to create value
6/7/2013Seven Levers That Influence Your Revenue
The dynamics of customer development and seven levers that influence your revenue
11/1/2013
