Christopher Schlaeffer

Christopher Schlaeffer has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Christopher founded NYOUM and serves as the Founder, Chairperson, and CEO since October 2018. Prior to that, they worked at VEON as the Chief Digital Officer and Chief Commercial Officer from January 2016 to September 2018. From April 2010 to September 2015, Christopher was the CEO and Founder of yetu. Christopher also held multiple roles at Deutsche Telekom, including Chief Product & Innovation Officer from December 2006 to March 2010, Corporate Development Officer from November 2002 to December 2006, Chief Strategy Officer from December 2000 to November 2002, and Vice President of Corporate Strategy from July 1998 to December 2000. Additionally, they worked as the Chief Marketing Officer at T-Mobile from December 2008 to May 2009, and as the CEO of t-online from December 2006 to December 2008. Christopher's early career included a role as Senior Consultant at Accenture from April 1996 to June 1998.

Christopher Schlaeffer completed their Master's degree at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) from 1987 to 1993. In 2012, they attended Harvard Kennedy School for a program focused on Global Leadership & Public Policy in the 21st Century. In 2014, Christopher briefly studied Leadership and Decision Making in the 21st Century at Yale University.