Niels Rot

Economist-turned-entrepreneur and intrapreneur. Using the power of innovation, entrepreneurship and communities to re-invent education for the greater good.

A background in business and economics, Niels’ curiosity took him through multiple countries and professions before finding his passion in (social) entrepreneurship and in Switzerland. After studies at the University of St. Gallen and leadership roles at the student organization oikos, he co-founded Impact Hub Zürich, Switzerland’s premier innovation and entrepreneurship community. Throughout his years with Impact Hub, Niels became known as innovator, as “Mr. Community”, and became a sought-after speaker and facilitator. With Impact Hub Zürich growing from start-up to SME, Niels set out on his next mission: changing education to create a learning world that works for all through his next startup STRIDE. After becoming a father, he started working part-time to share responsibilities at home as well as at work. From 2018 onwards, Niels joined the strategic development team at ETH in a job-sharing capacity (50%) to help ETH have a(n even bigger) positive impact on society.