Paul Drews

Prof. Dr. Paul Drews serves as Dean of the School of Management and Technology and holds the Professorship for Information Systems, specializing in Digital Transformation and Information Management at Leuphana University Lüneburg. He founded and leads the interdisciplinary Research Center for Digital Transformation and previously served as the university's Presidential Delegate for Cooperation and Entrepreneurship (2020-2022). His research focuses on organizational digitalization, IT innovation ecosystems, and data-driven business models.

Research interests emphasize socio-technical perspectives:

• Digital transformation strategies and governance
• Architecture frameworks for business ecosystems
• Scaled agile methodologies in enterprise contexts
• IT function evolution in digital organizations
• Data ethics and governance implementation
• Low-code/no-code adoption challenges

Recent publications (2025) demonstrate strong focus on AI ethics education, legacy system modernization, and competency transformation in IT professions, with methodological emphasis on case studies and process models.

Awards highlight consistent research excellence:

• Multiple Best Paper awards (XP 2025, HICSS 2024)
• Teaching innovation recognition (AACSB 2024)
• Doctoral supervision excellence (IEEE CBI 2021, WI 2021)
• Early-career distinction (Young Scientist Award 2017)

Major grants include:

• TrICo (Transformation through Innovation, €9.6M): PI
• USIN5G (5G Innovation Networks, €3.7M): Project lead
• DigiTal-SZENARIO (Responsible Innovation, €4.6M): Co-lead

He currently supervises 10 PhD projects on digital leadership and platform architectures.

Leads the Research Center for Digital Transformation (16 professors across 6 disciplines) and directs the MBA Digital Transformation Management program.