Currently, Otmar D. Wiestler is President for Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren eV.

He is also on the board of Bayer AG and Chairman for Technische Universität München.

In his past career Dr. Wiestler was Chairman-Management Board & Scientific Director at German Cancer Research Center and Professor at the University of Bonn.

Otmar D. Wiestler received a doctorate from the University of Freiburg.