Ralph works as a consultant on early-stage investments and corporate innovation initiatives via startups, with working experience on both sides. Project partners include companies like Roland Berger, GIZ, Porsche Consulting, and many more.

Ralph led leAD's investment & portfolio team until Summer 2019. Prior to that, Ralph was a Senior Investment Manager at hub:raum. There he was responsible for identifying and selecting the best startups for the incubator and helping the portfolio teams to grow their business and achieve further financing. He has many years of marketing and sales experience in and for international corporations, worked at a mobile, social community startup in Berlin and a San Francisco based management consultancy focusing on ICT innovation scouting and management.

He holds a graduate degree in strategic communication & planning, is a business coach, and gained international work experience in Europe, the USA, and with clients in the Middle East. Ralph is fascinated by innovative business models and startup ideas, loves Skateboarding and living in Berlin.