About Michael zur Muehlen

Enterprise-grade Business Process Management, Decision Modeling, and Automation expertise — bridging academic rigor and real-world delivery for complex organizations.

Associate Dean & Associate Professor
Stevens Institute of Technology

BPM • Workflow • Decision Modeling • AI

Advisor • Consultant • Expert Witness


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What Distinguishes My Work

I help organizations move from fragmented processes and ad-hoc automation toward coherent, scalable operating models—built on practical governance and measurable outcomes.

My work is tool-agnostic and designed to build internal capability, not dependency.

  • Enterprise-scale standards and governance
  • Methodological rigor (process, decision, architecture)
  • Execution-first advisory and delivery support
  • Clear artifacts: models, taxonomy, repositories, training


Selected Industry Experience

Representative engagements across financial services, government, and regulated industries. Details available upon request; client confidentiality respected.

JPMorgan Chase
Citibank
Goldman Sachs
BNY Mellon
Credit Suisse
Barclays
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Veterans Administration


Academic Leadership

  • Associate Dean & Associate Professor, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Graduate program leadership across PhD, MBA, MS, and certificates
  • AACSB accreditation leadership (initial + reaccreditations)
  • Industry partnerships for tailored professional education

Research & Focus Areas

  • Business process and decision modeling
  • Process analytics, measurement, and governance
  • Digital transformation and organizational capabilities
  • Standards, enterprise architecture, scalable operating models

I translate research into usable artifacts and sustainable capability—frameworks people can actually execute.


Engagement Philosophy

BPM Research is structured as a boutique, senior-led practice. Clients work directly with me—no rotating junior teams.

Engagements are designed to address high-impact problems, establish governance and standards, and build internal capability your organization can sustain.

Let’s discuss your initiative

Advisory, capability development, decision modeling, and automation strategy.


Consulting, advisory, or expert witness inquiries

Use the contact page to reach me directly. I respond personally.