Dr. Maximilian Marquart

Dr. Maximilian Marquart's work experience began in 2009 as a Product Management Trainee at Tebis UK. Dr. Maximilian then worked as an Industrialization Trainee at Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. in 2011. From 2012 to 2018, they served as a Project Leader at BMW Group, focusing on the development of high-volume production processes for innovative composite materials. In 2018, Dr. Marquart became the Managing Director at 27pilots, where they helped companies benefit from startups through their Venture Client model. Currently, they are the Co-Founder & CEO at Planet A Foods, which produces sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate using fermentation processes.

Dr. Maximilian Marquart has a strong education background in engineering. Dr. Maximilian obtained their Diplom-Ingenieurin (Dipl.Ing.) degree in Maschinenbau from the Technical University of Munich from 2006 to 2012. Dr. Maximilian then pursued their Ph.D. studies in Ingenieurwissenschaften simultaneously at ETH Zürich and RWTH Aachen University from 2012 to 2015. Dr. Maximilian was awarded a Doktor (Ph.D.) degree from both institutions, and they received their Promotionsurkunde from RWTH Aachen University, although the specific month and year of obtaining the certification are not provided.