Katharina Lichtner

Dr. Katharina Lichtner is Managing Director for the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, the only foundation with a primary focus on breastfeeding and breast milk. She holds a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Basel, Switzerland, and completed her PhD at the Basel Institute for Immunology. She began her career with McKinsey & Company in Zurich. She went on to become a successful entrepreneur, setting up and then jointly leading two companies. Capital Dynamics, which she co-founded in 1999, is a global private equity fund of funds manager successfully managing over $18bn in assets for institutional investors. In 2013, she became CEO of AIM Sport Vision, a start-up developing a virtual replacement technology for in-stadium advertising taking it from a technology invention to market entry. Since 2015 she leads the Family Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation, bringing her scientific background and leadership experience together to help the Foundation become a global leader in the field. Dr. Lichtner has published several books as lead editor, as well as many articles during her career. She served on the Board of Capital Dynamics for 14 years, was a 4-year member of the International Private Equity Valuation Board, and currently serves on the Guarantees Committee of the Swiss Technology fund.