THINK. InitiativeCofounder, Chief Operating Officer
Apr. 2017 - Jan. 2019Krumpendorf, AustriaCo-founded the start-up weTHINK, an online platform to facilitate information sharing, joint analysis, and strategy development between European foreign policy, economic and trade experts and a multi-sectoral European network of public and private strategy-makers. Built and managed partnerships with European research centres, foundations, and independent researchers. Designed, planned and managed the pilot project “A European response to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative”, a 12-month, 150,000€ privately-funded research and strategy development project with the goal to develop a common, comprehensive understanding of the Chinese initiative and its current and future political, economic and social impact on the EU and Central and Eastern European countries. Coordinated and reviewed the direct involvement of research institutions in Poland, Slovenia, Serbia and Russia. Maintained the engagement of partner international finance institutions and multinational corporations in co-developing strategies and policy recommendations for finance and industry stakeholders. Designed, planned and oversaw the configuration of the Confluence-based online strategy-development THINK Platform.