Christoph is a consultant and assistant professor with experience in a wide range of business agility subjects and passion in connecting strategy to execution. He is very interested in agile and iterative methodologies, and the human aspects of work.

For over 10 years, Christoph has been advising organizations with a strategic IT capability in (co-)designing and (co-)implementing business agility across various industrial sectors, regions, and maturity levels. Through a serious game-based approach he helps clients in adopting new ways of working in an effective, non-threatening manner. Focussing on helping clients to connect effective program delivery to product innovation and strategic portfolios.

He began his professional career in 2004 at Nokia where he worked on mobile phone and automotive connectivity related software systems in Bochum, Germany. Before joining Leiden University he worked as a project officer and research associate at the Center for Technology and Innovation Management. Christoph earned a master's degree in Computer Engineering at FH Dortmund, as well as a master's degree in Project Management completed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Holding the position of an assistant professor at Leiden University, his work on agile portfolio management, innovation management, governance, and entrepreneurship has been published in more than 30 academic and professional magazines and books.

Christoph is a creative, energetic and entrepreneurial thinker. As a strong team player, Christoph enjoys to work with clients to create positive work environments for trust, collaboration and reflection to achieve higher goals.