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Jan Ossenbrink

Former Partner | Sustainability, Climate Tech at Global Founders Capital

Germany

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About

Jan Ossenbrink is CEO and Co-Founder of Vamo. His professional background includes roles at McKinsey, General Electric, Lufthansa, PwC, and Miele, as well as self-employment. Trained as an electrical engineer and economist, he studied at ETH Zurich, Stanford, and RWTH Aachen, and works in areas including clean energy, clean transport, and clean molecules.

Experience

  1. VamoCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  2. CheckSolarCEO & Co-Founder2022 — 2024Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  3. Visionaries ClubVC in Residence2022 — 2023Berlin, Germany
  4. ExnatonBoard Observer2021 — 2022Zurich, Switzerland
  5. Global Founders CapitalPartner | Sustainability, Climate Tech2021 — 2022
  6. klarsolar GmbHOperator2021 — 2022Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  7. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant at McKinsey & Company2019 — 2021Greater Dusseldorf Area
  8. Ossenbrink ConsultingFounder and Head2018 — 2019Zurich
  9. World Bank GroupShort Term Consultant2017 — 2019Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. Sustainability in Business LabDirector of the Sustainability in Business Lab at ETH Zurich (sus.lab)2017Zurich, Switzerland
  11. ETH ZürichPostdoctoral Researcher at the Group for Sustainability and Technology, D-MTEC, ETH Zurich2017Zurich, Switzerland
  12. ETH ZürichResearch Associate, PhD Candidate at the Group for Sustainability and Technology, D-MTEC, ETH Zurich2013 — 2017Zurich, Switzerland
  13. GEAssistant to the CEO2012 — 2013Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
  14. PwC DeutschlandEnergy Advisory, Focus on Power2Gas2010 — 2011Greater Dusseldorf Area
  15. LSG Sky ChefsAirfield Staff2005 — 2007Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
  16. MieleIntern2006Singapur, Hong Kong

Skills & more

Renewable Energy18Energy12Sustainability6Matlab5Business Strategy9Research3Data Analysis3Energy Policy5Project Management2Entrepreneurship3Power Generation6Environmental Policy4
+11 moreForschungErneuerbare EnergienEnergiepolitikEnergieEnglischProjektmanagementUmweltpolitikNachhaltigkeitDatenanalyseUnternehmensstrategieStrategisches Management

Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch

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Who is Jan Ossenbrink?
Jan Ossenbrink is CEO and Co-Founder of Vamo. His professional background includes roles at McKinsey, General Electric, Lufthansa, PwC, and Miele, as well as self-employment. Trained as an electrical engineer and economist, he studied at ETH Zurich, Stanford, and RWTH Aachen, and works in areas including clean energy, clean transport, and clean molecules.
Where did Jan Ossenbrink go to school?
Jan Ossenbrink studied at ETH Zürich (Doctor of Science, How Policy Mixes shape Tech Change and Org Learning - The Case of Distributed Energy Resources); Stanford University (Visiting Student Researcher, Economics of Distributed Energy Storage); RWTH Aachen University (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen Elektrische Energietechnik).

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