More Forests. Better Climate.Brainforest operates as a Venture Studio for Forests & Climate and delivers scalable solutions to the climate crisis in the form of different impact ventures which act as an ecosystem to unlock capital for more forests.

Leading finance & controlling, people, booking and corporate partnership communities (Google For Startups, AXA, Credit Suisse). Shaping and enabling vision, mission, and strategy of our community.Leading and shaping cross-organizational parts of Impact Hub Zürich (Finance & Controlling, People, Booking and Corporate Communities). Translating and bridging between the startups at the Impact Hub Zürich and our corporate partners, scouting and matchmaking in Switzerland, Israel, USA, and Southeast Asia. Leading our partnerships and initiatives with Google for Startups, AXA Switzerland, and Credit Suisse. Enabling community building and co-creation between the startups and our partners and facilitating Design Sprints and other innovation experiences.I'm highly experienced creative with a broad understanding of both strategic and operational decision taking processes and the subsequent implementation proceedings. Driven by curiosity, a quick intellect, a self-starter attitude, and the love of diversity.Combining excellent communication skills, inspirational entrepreneurial leadership and broad international line management (C-Level) and consulting experience with strong strategic, conceptual and analytical competencies.

Founded my own company and advising my clients in matters of strategy, strategy implementation, restructuring, organizational development, product development, project management and executive coaching. My clients are doing business in various industries, ranging from financial services to non-governmental organizations.

Lecturing on International Strategy and Negotiation, Product and Business Development, Personal Value Systems and Ethics.

Member of the C-Level team of the newly founded subsidiary of Baloise Group at the Principality of Liechtenstein, offering innovative individual life insurance products to affluent, high net worth and ultra high net worth clients. Sponsored the selection process for the future policy servicing, client data management platform and extranet web portal. Overseeing the implementation planning, leading the selection of the external implementation partners and being in the driver-seat for all matters related to contract negotiations and closings. Being the executive part of the life insurance product development team and leading negotiations with partner bank on the hedging structure and contract conditions. Designing and setting up the operations and finance area, including client relationship management, controlling and accounting. Recruiting executives, staff members, and interfacing with peer decision takers throughout the Bâloise Group and the Baloise Group executive committee. Representing Baloise Life to clients and third parties (brokers, analysts, press etc).

Led and managed a team of business analysts and consultants on client projects and in their professional development. Conducted multiple world-wide client projects in the financial services, public and NGO sector - as senior team member and project manager. Held frequent presentations and workshops with prospective clients and significantly contributed in winning multiple new accounts, project extensions and new projects at existing clients.

Leading and co-leading various group wide projects, e.g. post-merger integrations, group development, organizational learning. Bringing expert project leadership and management skills to both group wide planning and implementation projects and local mission critical projects. On-the-project training of staff members in project management and people leadership. Conducting M&A projects with the head of corporate development.

Leading all group sustainability efforts and directing the group's sustainability network. Setting the group's sustainability strategy and agenda. Working with the board of directors and group management on making Baloise more sustainable. External representation (e.g. to journalists, analysts and rating agencies) of Baloise. Conceptualizing and publishing the group sustainability reports and internet presence.

Overseeing major projects at the corporate center and advising the project managers in economic and project management topics. Writing a concept of setting-up a group-wide IT planning and controlling department with the goal of getting an overview of all IT expenditures and providing a decision base for the group management board. Subsequently implemented the concept. Leading an international team of controllers. Taking part in all major e-business initiatives of the Zurich Group and leading parts of them.