Who we are
Initiators
Oliver Heimes
... is a Partner at Lakestar and has been part of the team since 2011, prior to the inception of Lakestar's first fund in 2013. Oliver focuses mainly on Lakestar’s US-based activities with early stage / Series A investments in companies such as Oscar Health, Cedar, Aetion, Truemotion, Auterion and Harrys. He is on the board of Auterion. In 2017, he was elected Forbes 30 under 30.
Klaus Schweinsberg
... is the founder of the Centre for Strategy and Leadership. Professor Schweinsberg works as a personal consultant and coach for renowned entrepreneurs and top managers in Germany and abroad. In 2009 he was appointed to the circle of Young Global Leaders of the World Economic Forum.
Philip Meissner
... is the director of the European Center for Digital Competitiveness and holds the Chair of Strategic Management and Decision Making at ESCP Europe in Berlin. In addition to strategic decision-making processes, Professor Meissner focuses on the influence and impact of digital transformation on companies and society.
Christian Poensgen
... is the director of the European Center for Digital Competitiveness at ESCP Europe Berlin. After different start-up projects, he worked as the Senior Fellow Future of Work in the German Bundestag. Here he was involved in various projects on digital competitiveness, notably in the areas of continuing education, blockchain and agile administration.
Andreas Kaplan
... is the dean of ESCP Europe in Berlin. Professor Kaplan is a leading global expert in marketing, social media and artificial intelligence. According to John Wiley & Son, he is among the world's 50 leading authors in business and management.
