Naïke Simpson

Naïke (Bochatay) Simpson has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Publishing Operations at Karger Publishers, a role they have been serving since July 2023. Prior to this, from July 2022 to June 2023, they worked as an Operations Manager at the same company.

Before joining Karger Publishers, Naïke worked as a Postdoctoral Scientist at the University of California, San Francisco from March 2019 to April 2022. Naïke also served as a Graduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant at the Université de Genève from January 2015 to December 2018.

Furthermore, Naïke gained experience as a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, San Francisco in August 2017. Prior to that, they worked as a Student Assistant at UNIL - Université de Lausanne from October 2014 to December 2014.

Their early work experience includes roles as a Communications Assistant at Initiatives of Change from June 2013 to August 2014, an English Teacher at CoachApp & AppApp soutien aux apprentis from January 2013 to July 2013, and a Community Manager at DeskNET from September 2011 to June 2013. Naïke began their career as a Head Waiter at Lausanne Palace from November 2008 to September 2010.

Naïke (Bochatay) Simpson completed their education as follows:

- From 2015 to 2018, they attended the University of Geneva and obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree in Sociology.

- In 2013 and 2014, they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Medical Anthropology at The University of Edinburgh.

- In 2012 and 2013, they attended McGill University.

- Naïke earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Sociology from the University of Geneva between 2010 and 2013.

- From 2008 to 2010, they studied at EHL and completed a BSc in International Hospitality Management.

- In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the following:

- Neuro-Linguistic Programming Foundation Course from Graines d'Éveil (Year of obtaining: 2023).

- Communicating in Times of Change from LinkedIn (Year of obtaining: 2023).

- Leading like a Futurist from LinkedIn (Year of obtaining: 2023).

- Operations Management Foundations from LinkedIn (Year of obtaining: 2023).

- Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design from Google (Year of obtaining: 2022).

- Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate from Google (Year of obtaining: 2022).

- Global Health: Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective from HarvardX (Year of obtaining: 2014).

- Currently, they are pursuing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training at the University of California, San Francisco.