Rolf Schlenther

Dr. Rolf Schlenther is a Senior advisor to Smiota, Inc. He brings his expertise and 25 years of experience in financial strategy, investments, negotiating and structuring business development, joint ventures, and sales to grow Smiota solutions in the U.S., Gulf Cooperative Countries (GCC), and Europe. He is a board member of the Interlink Private Office and Executive Director and a member of the Executive Management Committee at The Interlink Group, a global private investment firm. He oversees all Europe/GCC and Latin America operations expanding the company’s regional footprint and formulating strategy. He manages key direct and co-investment relationships with Interlink’s affiliate family offices, private investment offices, corporate investment arms, and sovereign wealth funds globally. Dr. Schlenther has advised companies like BASF, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, E.ON, IBM, KPMG, Novartis, Oracle, SAP, Siemens, Toshiba, and WPP. Prior to joining Interlink, Dr. Schlenther was Senior Partner at Bridge-n AG, a merger and acquisitions advisory firm headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. Dr. Schlenther holds a doctorate degree in economics as well as a diploma in political science. He is active with the Larta Institute, the German American Business Association (GABA), the National Geographic Society, and the Rotary Organization.