Manouchehr Shamsrizi, M.P.P. FRSA

Manouchehr Shamsrizi, M.P.P. FRSA is a prominent German entrepreneur, academic, and public figure. He is described as "among the most publicly prominent voices of Germany's younger generation" by the Washington Post and "well positioned to assess emerging trends" by Monocle Magazine.14

Key aspects of Manouchehr Shamsrizi's profile include:

1. Education and Fellowships:

   • Ongoing studies at the School of Governance of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and European University Viadrina1
   • Former Ariane de Rothschild Fellow of Innovative Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Cambridge
   • Global Justice Fellow at Yale University
   • Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA)
   • Global Shaper of the World Economic Forum
   • Leader of Tomorrow of St. Gallen1

2. Entrepreneurship:

   • Co-Founder of RetroBrain R&D, a Hamburg-based social business and digital health startup1
   • Co-Founder of Blockchain-NGO Kryptos
   • Co-Founder of gamelab.berlin at Humboldt Universität's Cluster of Excellence1

3. Professional Roles:

   • Gaming Specialist at the German Federal Foreign Office (May 2022 - November 2022)1
   • Lecturer on future-oriented technology at Leuphana University Lüneburg
   • Faculty member of the "Digital Transformation Masterclass" at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga1
   • Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Inclusify AG since 20181

4. Recent Activities:

   • Co-initiated and co-led a multi-month project for NATO (completed in November 2024)2
   • Contributed a chapter to a book published in November 20243

Manouchehr Shamsrizi has received numerous recognitions, including being one of 100 European Founders invited to President Obama's Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University and one of 2017's "Top 40 under 40 entrepreneurs" by CAPITAL business magazine.1