As the Business Development Associate, Nicole leads the efforts for Venture Partners at CU Boulder and its corporate collaborations. Nicole is connecting our innovators with the global business community, enabling our great inventions to make an impact in society by accelerating the time from lab to market.
Prior to joining CU, Nicole was the Program Manager at KTH Innovation at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. Previous to her position at KTH Royal Institute of Technology she was Head of New Business for the North American marketplace at an industrial technology company, and has also been the Head of Customer Engagement for a Medical Technology startup based in Stockholm.
Nicole has a Master’s degree in Environmental Science from Lund University, and has a specialization in entrepreneurship and business strategy from the Wharton School. Nicole is also the co-author of a recent book on innovation and sustainability in capital cities, where she is writing about the "secret sauce" of Stockholm and how the city has achieved to have a substantial economic growth, yet reducing its greenhouse gas emissions significantly – through innovation.