Team

Germany

Shankar Mondal is innovation expert with strong focus on technology and business modelling. He has worked with start-ups, international projects, and large incumbent carriers and system integrators. He has actively developed prototypes of wholesale business models that are today a part of the mainstream industrial applications through partnerships with start-ups.
His ability is to clearly focus on rapid development of prototypes within the framework of current business models through structured interfaces. This preserves the current services and yet enhances the value creation in the long run.
Shankar has a undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduate degrees in International Business administration and Business informatics. Apart from English Shankar speaks fluent German, Hindi and Bengali. Shankar lives in Germany and has completed engagements in the Netherlands, India, Kenya, Spain and Indonesia.

Austria

Andreas is a high profile sales expert. His competencies lie in contract negotiations, project development and implementation of start-ups and business expansion.
He has extensive experience in development of joint ventures, business acquisitions and management of business partnerships. His international background and cross-cultural awareness add to his strength in communicating with any audience.
Andreas holds a Bachelors Degree (Honors Class) in Business Studies from the University of Buckingham. He speaks fluent German, Dutch, English, and Spanish and has good knowledge of French and Italian. Andreas was born in Mexico, and lived in Spain, The Netherlands, Germany, UK, USA and Austria. 
Recent Positions held: Complex Sales Senior in International Wholesales (focus on South Eastern Europe), International Carrier Manager, Project Coordinator Business Solutions, Key Account Management for Acquisitions, Marketing and Product Development.

Andreas is based in Vienna (Austria).

USA

Andres has spent the last thirteen years of his extensive global career, building value via entrepreneur and innovation ecosystems in corporate and startup domains. He has consulted for the likes of BCG, E.ON, Oxford Analytica, BAIN, Fraunhofer Research. Prior to Factor6, he co-launched an innovation practice for a $1B business unit of Deutsche Telekom (Fortune 60). In his role as Vice President of Innovation and “intrapreneur” he mentored innovation teams via agile approaches, time-to-market imperatives and best-in-class strategic partnerships. His record of making an impact is backed by the generation of $100M in foundational revenues via new products, services and startups.
Andres is a multicultural professional. He has lived and worked in multiple countries and with diverse
cultures, and speaks fluent Spanish. He is also a mentor, thought leader, author and public speaker with invitations to speak in prestigious organizations including UNDP, The Milken Institute, Frost & Sullivan and TM Forum. Andres holds a Masters in International Business and a BS in Finance and is a certified design thinker. He resides in the Washington DC Region, USA.