Boris Augurzky studied economics and mathematics at the University of Heidelberg. From 2001 to 2003 he was consultant at The Boston Consulting Group. Since 2003 he is division chief of the competence area health at the research institute Rheinisch-Westfaelisches Institut fuer Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI). In addition, since 2007 he is CEO of the management consultancy Institute for Health Care Business (hcb) and since 2014 CEO of the not-for-profit Foundation Muench.