Gottfried Wastlbauer is an accomplished executive, investor, consultant, and technologist with vast experience in high-tech industries and healthcare businesses. He holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Cambridge and has worked for over seven years at the executive board level of high-tech and healthcare businesses with sales exceeding one billion USD. Additionally, he has worked as an investor and shareholder in high-tech start-ups and venture capital firms. As a consultant, he gained five years of top management consulting experience in the US, EU, and Asia. With skills in both analytics and communication, Wastlbauer is a results-driven professional who knows how to get things done.

Wastlbauer has held several leadership positions in top organizations, such as Global Head of Marketing for BU Display Solutions at Merck Group and former Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management for BU Display Materials, as well as former Head of Strategy and President's Office for Merck Consumer Health. He has also worked as a Senior Investment Manager at SHS Venture Capital and Vorstand/CEO at SymoTecs AG, where he honed his skills in technology investing.