Claudia Peus has been Professor of Research and Science Management at TU München since May 2011, Senior Vice President for Talent Management and Diversity since October 2017, and Founding Director of the TUM Institute for Life Long Learning (TUM IL3) since December 2019. After completing her PhD at LMU Munich, she was a Visiting Scholar at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University.

In her research, Prof. Peus focuses on leadership and leadership development in the digital age, the management of research organizations, and diversity in organizations.