I am AndrÉ M. KÖnig
AUTHOR | SPEAKER | INVESTOR | ENTREPRENEUR
in quantum technologies that are set to fundamentally transform our way of life.
01 MY BOOKS
I am a published author on DeepTechs, investing and startups
Guest author in Kompetenzen fuer das 21. Jahrhundert (German) by Sven Goeth, Germany's leading innovation expert and #1 advisor. The book explores the skills required in a digital future.
Weekly digest on Quantum Technologies for investors and executives, which reaches in excess of 10,000 viewers a month. Here I discuss data, insights and market research on QIS through the lense of business.
02 SPEAKING
I am frequently invited to speak about DeepTechs
03 MY COMPANIES
I lead several DeepTech ventures
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The leading market & business intelligence provider in quantum tech globally, enabling governments, executives and investors to succeed in QIS.
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The world's largest Quantum Tech community with chapters in over 20 countries and Women in Quantum.
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Investor in Quantum Technology startups and teams in hardware, software, algorithms and other applications.
AS FEATURED IN
04 My journey
3 continents, many cat lives, and continuously learning
2000
French elites
2004
I was awarded a Masters in Economics from the ICN School of Business, one of France's top 5 (back then) elite business schools.
The big leagues
I was awarded my MBA in economics and strategic management from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (GSB) - now Booth School - having studied under 3 nobel prize winning professors.
1999 - 2006
A consultant is born
2006 - 2012
First in the strategy practice of Andersen Consulting, then in enterprise tech at Accenture, followed by a stint at RCBG, the leading TMT c-suite advisory firm.
Consultant to the CEOs
I joined SSA & Co (the McKinsey of operations) to help rebuild it post acquisition as the 2nd employee and built it up to 300 consultants alongside the CEO, starting our European offices and launching our co-investment practice.
2012
Halftime
2014 - present
I left my consulting career to start my first company, BrainTracer, the first mHealth app to treat depression in partnership with McLean (Harward). I also joined a venture studio and became a startup mentor.
Giving back
I was invited by the German government to help launch the German Accelerator NYC (5 unicorns) and became a lead mentor to many startups. I was the launch ambassador in NYC for City A.I., an instructor at General Assembly and joined the Digital Competence Lab as a DeepTech expert
2015
A.I. for Wall Street
I joined my friend Christian Jorg to build and scale Opentopic, Inc. An early, NYC based, pioneer in A.I. productization, part of the inaugural class of the IBM Watson Ecosystem
2018
A spooky, new era
I exited Opentopic to focus on my passion for quantum and attended MIT (certificates) for Quantum Computing. After 15 years in NYC, I relocated to Miami Beach to spend more time by the water, indulging in my greatest passion - sailing.
2020
#QuantumIsComing
2022
100% dedicated to be a small part in making Quantum Technologies a successful corporate innovation across all aspects of business and investing, now running Interference Advisors (data provider in quantum), OneQuantum (including Women in Quantum) and started Quantum World Detangled (newsletter, video & podcast)
Quantum growth
Co-founded Global Quantum Intelligence, LLC as its CEO together with Doug Finke (Quantum Computing Report) and David Shaw (Fact Based Insight) bringing our three companies together and creating the leading market & business intelligence provider in quantum tech globally.
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Short and long bio, and pictures
Short bio
André is a published author, speaker and expert on DeepTech with 25 years of Fortune 500, investing and startup experience. He is the CEO of Global Quantum Intelligence, the premier market & business intelligence provider in Quantum Tech, and Chairman of OneQuantum, the leading Quantum Tech community globally with 15K+ members.
He studied Quantum Computing at MIT (certificates) and holds a MBA in Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as well as a Masters in Business from ICN School of Management.
He speaks English, German, French and poor Italian, has competed in national sailing championships and pursues special forces combat training.
Long bio
André is the publisher of the leading Quantum Tech newsletter (13K subscribers), author in a bestselling book on digital transformation, host of Quantum World Detangled, and frequent speaker on Quantum Tech. He has been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, live TV and stages from Las Vegas to Seoul with up to 40,000 in the audience.
He is the CEO of Global Quantum Intelligence, the premier market & business intelligence provider in Quantum Tech. And the Chairman of OneQuantum, the leading Quantum Tech community globally with 15K+ members.
With 25 years of business experience, André has been a strategy and technology consultant to many Fortune 500 CEOs in both Europe and the USA. As well as to owners and operators of mid-sized services and manufacturing firms, often leading co-investments, consolidations and turnarounds.
Prior to his current role, he co-founded 3 startups - spanning Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, NeuroHealth and SaaS - and mentored hundreds of others through General Assembly, the German Accelerator New York and other entrepreneurship programs.
André studied Quantum Computing at MIT (certificates) and holds a MBA in Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business as well as a Masters in Business from ICN School of Management.
He speaks English, German, French and poor Italian, has competed in national sailing championships and pursues special forces combat training.
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CONTACT
I'd love to hear from you about your thoughts on deep techs, or if you would like to discuss speaking opportunities or book ideas.