Urs Karrer is an experienced senior advisor who specializes in business strategy and digital transformation. With a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Zurich, Karrer has held roles in global management consulting firms, as well as consumer-focused companies in North America and Western Europe. He has expertise in data monetization, blockchain for business, M&A readiness planning, mobile payment deployment, and enterprise business and IT architecture planning. Karrer is also active in economic empowerment and impact generation through social entrepreneurship. As an independent business owner at Urs Karrer Advisory Services (UKAS) in Switzerland, he offers services in business model innovation, operating model design, IT strategy and transformation, business-IT governance, program management, and coaching.