Bio

[If you would like to connect, please elaborate on your reasons (mutual interests, joint projects, etc.). I will not respond to mere contact requests. Thank you.] Sustainability strategist. Consultant. Project director. A bridge builder who has been active across different networks and organizations in multiple countries and cultures. Partner at PDIE Group, an agency offering consulting, research, and ecosystem building services in the areas of sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship. Former Director of Executive Education at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School. Member and former Deputy Secretary General, Club of Rome. As a results-driven professional with an intl. background, I challenge people to envision a future that works for all. As a Fulbright scholar, MBA, creative thinker, applied researcher, and program director, I have, on behalf of start-ups, corporations and think tanks, developed projects & initiatives in the areas of cleantech/sustainability, leadership education, impact entrepreneurship, innovation ecosystems, and impact investing, primarily from a strategic and business development angle. My overall vision is to contribute to a transformation of our unsustainable systems based on environmental and social innovations. In my speeches, I offer alternative perspectives on how to build a future based on long-term thinking. I bring together unique insights from a business and scientific perspective and draw on my experience and skills gained from the start-up world and leadership education. I am the Deputy Chair and Head of Programs at the Arts & Nature Social Club, a members' club whose mission it is to sensitize leaders to planetary challenges. Volunteer roles include mentorship positions with a focus on impact entrepreneurship. Key responsibilities (digest): Entrepreneurship/innovation: - Held different business development roles; - Facilitated global market entry of intl. cleantech start-ups and provided access to customers/investors; - Selected start-ups as part of different judging panels. Leadership development: - Developed new business and programs for top university's executive education division. - Created a business plan for an online learning start-up. - Initiated a new impact investing program targeting angel investors, family offices, and wealth advisors.