On a mission to accelerate growth among Startups, Investors, Corporates & Service Providers focused on innovative & sustainable topics mainly around Alternative Food & Materials and in a broader sense around AgTech, FoodTech, Biomaterials, BioTech, Waste & CO2 Utilization, Renewable Energy, Water, and more. Manging Partner of SMC - Shyft Management Consulting and Managing Director and CEO of Bioshyft GmbH - the largest B2B bioeconomy platform. Agrishyft, Oceanshyft, Foodshyft, Materialshyft, Energyshyft & Watershyft are powered by Bioshyft. Previous Experience:- CSO for a seed-stage biotechnology startup focused on biomass fermentation- CCO for a pre-seed-stage biotechnology startup focused on precision fermentation- Managing Partner at a consultancy specialized on alternative proteins. - Worked on alternative meat & dairy industry park, market entry, supply chain assessment, start-up & technology scouting and several other projects. - Lead author of the Kearney study about the global market potential of cultured/ artficial meat and novel vegan meat replacements - Completed projects: Sustainability strategy, Market entry, Go-to-market strategy, Quality Management improvement, Post-Merger-Integration, M&A projects, Business Plan Development.- Build up expertise in the alternative protein business in terms of Strategy development, M&A as well as Business Plan Development and project & program management- Project lead for A.T. Kearney with a focus on sustainability in the chemicals and agriculture business- Build up expertise at Kearney in biotechnology, circular economy, renewable feedstock (biomass, carbon air capture) & CO2 certificates for regenerative farming, - Worked for two years as M&A Consultant (TAS Young Talents Program) in the Transaction Advisory Services at EYEducation:- Master of Science in Management study at HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management- Exchange semester at the University of Adelaide (Australia)- Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration at Private University of Applied Science VechtaVolunteer:- Conservation project in Botswana- Marine conservation project in Cambodia- German meat market analysis for the Good Food InstituteLanguage: - German (native)- English (fluent)