Dr. Ulrich Schacht, CFA, is a seasoned leader with over 18 years of experience in diverse B2B and B2C industries, including e-commerce, dating, SAAS, media, subscription businesses, payments, internet, mobile, product management, banking, utilities, energy, real estate, and transportation. He has worked in over 25 countries and has a deep expertise in corporate finance, finance functions, restructuring, post-merger integration, cash management, private equity, M&A, IPO, interim management, market/industry and company due diligence, valuation, value drivers, strategy, digital, analytics, online marketing, growth projects, business development, business strategy, finance strategy, and performance improvements.

Dr. Schacht's educational background includes a PhD in Business Administration (Finance, Banking) from the Otto Beisheim Graduate School of Management, an MBA in Business Administration from the University of Cologne, a PhD research scholarship in Business Administration, Finance from Penn State University, Business Administration studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Vordiplom in Business Administration from Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München.

Dr. Schacht's professional experience includes serving as Vorstand (CFO/COO) at Market Logic Software AG, Founding Partner/Managing Director/Interim CFO/Interim COO at k-vent Consulting and Interim Management, Founder of koydo.com, Online-Dating Meta Search, Managing Director/COO/CFO/CTO at EliteMedianet GmbH, Partner at PULSAR Consulting GmbH WPG, Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, Associate at Rothschild GmbH, Research and Teaching Assistant at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, and Freelancer at Deutsche Vereinigung für Finanzanalyse und Anlageberatung.