Bio

I am the Co-Founder and CEO of Xilva. We mobilize massive amounts of funding for regenerative forest projects that help mitigate the climate and biodiversity crises. Using digital technologies, we enable trust, and bring transparency, ease and innovation to forest funding, as well as to monitoring their ongoing development. Forests are the most proven and scalable climate solution, and, if done right, forests provide important additional benefits such as increased biodiversity, cleaner water and social opportunity for local communities. Also, forests are beautiful and a joy to be in! My background: CEO & Co-Founder of Xilva - The Global Forest Marketplace, building the world market leader in early stage regenerative forest investments. Before that, early partner and executive in digital consultancy Namics AG - largest in Switzerland, Top 15 in Germany - grew the company from 7 to 550 employees, successfully exited to dentsu Inc. in 2018. Strong financial services and marketplace industry experience, expertise in creating digital customer experience and in agile methodologies. Angel investor in multiple B2B SaaS businesses. Founder and president of TEDxZurich. Masters and PhD in business/innovation management University of St. Gallen.