Dr. Andreas Rickert, CEO and Founder, PHINEO gAG
Dr. Andreas Rickert is CEO and founder of PHINEO and incubated the organization as Director of the former program ‘civil society’ at Bertelsmann Foundation. Andreas also worked as Senior Governance Specialist at the World Bank in Washington D.C. Prior to this, he was Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, Inc. globally working on public sector and healthcare projects in Bahrain, The Netherlands, UK and Switzerland. He studied Biology and did his Ph.D. on genetics in Germany and the United States.
Andreas serves on various boards, e.g. expert group of the European Commission on social entrepreneurship (GECES). His large network comprises top level decision makers in the private, public and third sector. He has specific expertise in public private partnerships, corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, impact investing, social business and philanthropy. Within PHINEO he is responsible for the organization’s overall strategy, strategic partnerships as well as external representation. He speaks English and French.