KTH Innovation welcomes Anna Dadfar, new Business Development Coach
Hi Anna Dadfar! You have just started working as a business development coach at KTH Innovation. You have previously worked at Tele2, Almi, and Invest Sweden - tell us more!
What does working as a business development coach at KTH Innovation entail?
I will guide students, researchers, and employees from KTH when they develop their ideas. My main focus will be on medtech ideas, but I will probably broaden my scope in the coming months. I will also be working with our pre-incubator program, and in our partnership with the H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award , a global innovation challenge to reinvent the fashion industry.
Tell us a bit about your background and your previous roles!
I have a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering & Management from Linköping University. It was an interdisciplinary education with a specialization in biotechnology and industrial marketing. Since then, I have gained sixteen years of national and international business and managerial experience in lots of different areas, including business development, product launches, project management, market establishment, sales, and quality- and change management.
In my previous positions, I have had the privilege of working with hundreds of companies, from early-stage start-ups to well-established businesses. For example, I have worked at Getinge International, Almi företagspartner, Tele2, Business Sweden and Invest Sweden.
What are you most looking forward to working at KTH Innovation?
I am proud to become part of KTH. It’s such an innovative and international environment. I am looking forward to contributing to the ecosystem at KTH Innovation, and to supporting innovations that help solve the problems we are facing in the world. I see myself as a catalyst, coaching idea owners to reach their potential more rapidly. I hope to be able to contribute to the development of new technologies and products, and of course the establishment of successful start-ups.