Biography
Professional Experience
2023-today: Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Zug, Switzerland
Lecturer
2016-2023: Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
Lecturer
2000-2014: Allianz Group
2010-2014: CEO, Allianz Global Assistance, Wallisellen, Switzerland
2008-2010: Head of Allianz Solutions, Mondial Assistance, Paris, France
2005-2008: Vice President, Group Development, Allianz SE, Munich, Germany
2002-2005: Vice President, Claims, Fireman's Fund, Novato, CA, USA
2000-2001: Vice President, e-Business, Fireman's Fund, San Francisco, CA, USA
1997-2000: Oliver Wyman, Munich, Germany
Senior Associate / Associate
1992-1997: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Teaching Fellow / Research Assistant / Teaching Assistant
1991-1992: Siemens Automotive, Regensburg, Germany
Sales and Marketing
Other
2021-today: iamYiam, London, UK
Senior Advisor
2020-today: Caveo, Zurich, Switzerland
Member of the Advisory Board
2015-today: Benthurst, Zurich, Switzerland
Management Consultant
2021-2023: iamYiam, London, UK
Member of the Supervisory Board
2020-2023: Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
President / Member of the Faculty Board
2015-2016: The Boston Consulting Group, Zurich, Switzerland
External Expert
2015: University of California Davis - Graduate School of Management, Davis, CA, USA
Executive-in-Residence
2010-2015: Medi24, Berne, Switzerland
Member of the Supervisory Board
2002-2004: American Insurance Association, Washington, D.C., USA
Chair / Member, Claims Technology Committee
Education
1992-1997: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Ph.D. Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Focus on Risk Analysis
1989-1991: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
M.Sc. Electrical Engineering
1986-1989: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA
B.Sc. Electrical Engineering