Sophie Naue is a Graduate Research Associate at UNITAC Hamburg and UN Innovation Technology Accelerator for Cities. Prior to this, Sophie worked as a Research Associate at CityScienceLab and urbanista, where Sophie was involved in various urban planning projects and research initiatives. Sophie's academic background includes a Ph.D. from Leuphana University of Lüneburg in Stadt- und Kulturraumforschung, a Dip. Ing. in Stadtplanung from HafenCity Universität Hamburg, and studies at Hamburg University of Technology. Sophie's research interests have focused on informelle Stadtentwicklung and Partizipation.
Current role
Chief Innovation Officer at UserTesting
Chief Delivery & Innovation Officer at Infogain
Interim Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Strategic Partnerships at University of Illinois at Chicago
VP of Research, Innovation, Discovery, & Innovation Partnerships at Nova Scotia Health Authority
Chief Product And Innovation Officer at A. H. Belo