Overview
Alexander has worked as a consultant and interim manager on projects spanning venture building, commercial strategy, and market entry. His strong, process-oriented approach quickly brings structure to the project, aligns stakeholders early, and ensures that ideas translate into practical, workable solutions. Helping healthcare and life science companies navigate the critical step from concept to commercialization is a particular focus of his work.
Before joining Atreus, Alexander worked across healthcare, MedTech, digital health, pharma, and other highly regulated industries, including finance and energy. He supported clients in transformation and market-entry initiatives where regulatory and commercial demands must be balanced carefully.
Alexander has entrepreneurial experience, having built an online pharmacy and developed a preventive cardiology solution funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and the EU, giving him practical insight into building and scaling early-stage ventures.
Alexander is co-author (Schröder, A., Schlereth, C., Hienerth, C., & Kellermanns, F) of “A perfect match? How entrepreneurs evaluate and decide on venture capital firms.” Journal of Business Research, (2025), and author of The founder’s investor choice: Entrepreneurial decision-making in light of the IVC–CVC tradeoff. Springer Gabler.
Education
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, PhD in Entrepreneurial Finance
Bocconi University, M.Sc. In International Finance
Bocconi University & FGV-EAESP, CEMS, Master’s Degree in Management
University of Mannheim, B.Sc. In Business Administration
FernUniversität in Hagen, Philosophy Studies