Will Kölbener

Will Kölbener has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Will is currently working as a Business Development Manager at DeepCloud AG since January 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Product Manager / Project Owner at KMS AG from July 2020 to December 2021.

Before KMS AG, Will held multiple positions at Namics – A Merkle Company. Will worked as a Principal Consultant from January 2020 to June 2020, as a Senior Consultant from January 2018 to December 2019, and as a Consultant / Project Manager from September 2015 to December 2017.

Will also has experience as a Sales Assistant at Galaxus (Schweiz) AG from February 2015 to July 2015. Will had an internship at the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen from January 2015 to May 2015.

In addition, Will worked as a Design Thinking Researcher at EMD Millipore from September 2013 to June 2014. Will had an internship at Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund as a Project Manager in the area of product-life-cycle from April 2013 to September 2013. Will assisted the Category Planning team in daily business and ongoing projects.

Before that, Will had internships at 3M (Schweiz) AG from January 2013 to April 2013, and at HILTI (Schweiz) AG as a Project Manager in the area of Logistic / Supply Chain Management from October 2012 to December 2012. Will assisted the Controlling Team in various projects and activities.

Lastly, Will had an internship at Appenzeller Kantonalbank from March 2009 to July 2009.

Will Kölbener completed their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Business Administration and Management, General, at the University of St.Gallen from 2010 to 2013. During the same period, they also pursued a field of study in Business Education at the same institution. In 2013, they furthered their education by attending Stanford University, where they focused on Design Thinking. Will Kölbener then returned to the University of St.Gallen to obtain their Master of Arts (M.A.) in Business Innovation from 2013 to 2015.