Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
I lead the global Research & Innovation Ecosystem at Siemens, connecting startups, academia, and industry to accelerate meaningful innovation at scale. My team is responsible for Siemens for Startups — spanning venture clienting, venture partnering, and startup empowerment — as well as Siemens for Research & Academia, driving R&D collaborations, technology support, and PhD programs worldwide. Our focus is turning cutting-edge research and entrepreneurial ideas into real-world industrial impact. I believe innovation thrives in true ecosystems — where corporates, founders, and researchers collaborate beyond transactions and create long-term value together. Especially passionate about: • Physical AI • Sustainability and industrial decarbonization • Bridging the real and digital worlds I’m open to connect with visionary founders, leading researchers, and ecosystem partners shaping the future of industrial AI and sustainable infrastructure. Let’s build ecosystems that create impact — for the greater benefit of all.
Responsible for Siemens for Startups and Siemens for research & academia to turn brilliant ideas into real-world impact. Together with a global network of universities, startups, and strategic partners, we scout, shape, and scale latest & greatest technologies that matter. We connect external innovation with internal business needs, identify strategic collaboration opportunities, and make sure promising ideas don’t get stuck in PowerPoint decks but make it into products, services, and solutions.
• Drove digital transformation programs from strategy to execution • Enabled product excellence to secure sustainable profitability • Identified and scaled IoT opportunities across industrial portfolios Focus Areas: Strategy | Technology & Innovation Management | Product Lifecycle & R&D | Product Portfolio Strategy | Design-to-Value & Design-to-Circularity | Complexity Management | Agile Transformation
• Led high-impact cross-functional projects at the intersection of strategy, operations, and technology • Drove complexity and variant management initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability • Shaped the global manufacturing footprint strategy across international sites • Contributed to the next-generation robot controller R&D program • Advanced business model innovation and digitalized procurement processes
• Built and tested agile organizational models to help companies innovate faster and scale smarter • Led the “Innovation Excellence” focus group, connecting industry leaders around next-gen innovation practices • Taught Lean & Agile methods with a strong hands-on, execution-driven mindset • Published on business model innovation, IoT transformation, and agile governance for high-performing teams
• Built and scaled innovative food solutions from idea to market • Led product development from concept to commercialization • Established and managed end-to-end supply chain operations • Drove business development, partnerships, and go-to-market strategy