Niko Hems

Investor

Hamburg

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Niko Hems is a writer and longevity operator who analyzes developments in preventive health, clinical innovation, and health optimization across science, funding, policy, and consumer health. He holds Master's degrees in Management with a focus on Data Science and in Longevity, and works within the preventive health ecosystem to build and communicate medical prevention programs while hosting the Return on Health podcast. His work translates complex health and longevity research for operators, founders, investors, and clinicians, with a following of over 20,000 readers.

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Experience

Beyond the HypeWritercurrent2025 — present
Return on HealthPodcast Hostcurrent2026 — present
YEARSHead of Strategy & Growthcurrent2026 — present
YEARSGrowth Lead2025 — 2026Berlin, Germany
YEARSBusiness Development & Operations2025Berlin, Germany
Healthy Longevity Medicine SocietyCommunications Lead (yHLMS)current2026 — present
International Society for Health and Future of Medicine e.V.Founder & Presidentcurrent2025 — present
NOVA SBE Data, Operations & Technology Knowledge CenterVisiting Thesis Researcher2025Lisbon, Portugal
NCAVenture Capital Investment Analyst2023Hamburg, Germany
OneClimateFounder’s Associate, Business Intelligence2023Berlin, Germany
wattxDeep Tech Venture Development2022Berlin, Germany
DeloitteTurnaround, Restructuring & Transaction Advisory2022Hamburg, Germany
Econum Unternehmensberatung GmbHManagement Consulting2021Hamburg, Germany

Education

University of California, BerkeleyVisiting Student, Neuroscience2024
Geneva College of Longevity ScienceExecutive Master of Science - EMSc, Longevity Science2025 — 2026
NUS Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineHealthy Longevity Talent Incubator (HLTI 2026), Precision Geromedicine2026
Nova School of Business and EconomicsMaster of Science - MS, Management2023 — 2025
Università di SienaVisiting Student - Economics2021 — 2022
Technische Hochschule LübeckBachelor of Science - BS, Business2019 — 2022

Skills & more

Leadership8Problem solving4Teamwork9Organizational skillsCommunicationSQL1Tableau1GitGitHubPyTorchMongoDBNoSQL

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XGBoostPandasSeabornMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointAdobe Creative SuiteSAP ERPMicrosoft ExcelLongevityHealthspanClinical OperationsData Science

Languages Deutsch · English · Spanisch

Machine Learning, Data Science, AI, SQL Certifications — Udacity
Longevity Medicine 201 — Longevity Education Hub
Longevity Medicine 101 — Longevity Education Hub
Scholar — Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
BCG Strategy Consultant Virtual Experience Program — Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Investment Management in an Evolving and Volatile World (With Honors) — HEC Paris
Business Strategy Specialization — University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Entrepreneurship Specialization — Wharton Online
The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing — Google Digital Garage
Fitness Instructor C — Akademie für Sport und Gesundheit - Dr. Bergmann GmbH