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Nils Köster has extensive work experience in various roles and companies. Nils is currently working at Via as the Director of Strategy & Operations. Prior to that, they worked as a Strategy & Operations Principal at Via from 2022 to 2023. Nils also has experience at McKinsey & Company, where they held the positions of Jr. Engagement Manager from 2018 to 2021 and Senior Consultant/Consultant from 2016 to 2018. Additionally, Nils worked as a PhD Researcher at RWTH Institute for Technology and Innovation Management (TIM) from 2018 to 2021. Nils has earlier experience as an Analyst at Aybrook Financial Partners in 2015, a Fellow Intern at McKinsey & Company in 2015, a Working Student at Axel Springer SE from 2011 to 2014, an Intern at AUDI AG in 2013, and an Intern at Arvato Systems in 2011.

Nils Köster has a strong educational background, with a focus on technology and innovation management. From 2018 to 2021, they pursued their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Technology & Innovation Management at RWTH Aachen University. Prior to that, they obtained their Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) and Master of Science (M. Sc.) degrees in Business Administration and Management from Freie Universität Berlin between 2010 and 2015. In 2014, they briefly studied Business Administration and Management at Università Bocconi, and in 2012-2013, they attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, where they studied Economics.