Miriam Meckel — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Co-founder and Executive Chairwoman of ada, an EduTech company.
Professor at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) since 2005.
Served as editor-in-chief of Germany's business weekly Wirtschaftswoche from 2014 to 2017, later becoming its publisher.
Held the position of State Secretary in North Rhine-Westphalia from 2001 to 2005.
Author of publications including "Brief an mein Leben: Erfahrungen mit einem Burnout" (2010).
Recipient of awards such as the Cicero Speaker Award (2001), Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (2020), and Ernst Schneider Prize (2021).

Biography

Dr. Miriam Meckel is the co-founder and Executive Chairwoman of ada, an EduTech company she co-founded in 2020 with Léa Steinacker, Verena Pausder, and the Handelsblatt Media Group. At ada, she leads a team of over 30 people, focusing on integrated and community-based learning and development programs for organizations.