Thomas Ladner

Dr. Thomas Ladner, Board Member and Secretary of the Board, became in 2002 the youngest partner at Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, one of Switzerland's leading law firms, where he specialized in private equity and M&A. From 2000 to 2004, Thomas lectured on corporate law and contract law at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland), from where he also holds a Ph.D. Since 2009 he is a Counsel to the law firm and active as an angel investor. To date, two of the several start-ups he co-founded went public. In addition, he sits on the board of more than a dozen companies ranging from tech-start-ups to mature companies with a turnover of several billion Swiss francs.

Thomas is passionate about creating communities of business and thought leaders and has founded or co-founded the Entrepreneurs' Roundtable (with chapters in Switzerland, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Poland), the Club zum Rennweg in Zurich and the WORLD.MINDS Foundation. In addition he is engaged in several nonprofit initiatives as a member of their board of trustees.