Niklas is an internationally experienced manager specializing in quantitative methods and econometrics. He has led numerous projects across both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining know.space, he worked as a Manager at Deloitte Germany and as an Economist at Deutsche Bahn AG in Berlin.

He received his doctorate in Management & Economics from the University of Zurich, Switzerland,  and conducted research at the European Center for Economic Research (ZEW) in Mannheim, Germany, on the subject of innovation and competition economics as well as corporate dynamics.