Philipp Schoeller
Born in Göttingen, Germany, married, seven children, German and Swiss citizenships
Entrepreneurial and Investor Curriculum
General Capital Group (GenCap), Munich, Germany (since 2002)- Founding partner and investor
- Minority investments in DAX-listed German companies for investors advised by GenCap (including Volkswagen, Siemens, ThyssenKrupp, BASF und Lanxess)
- Founding partner; IPO in 2001, exit in 2005
- Venture capital investments in several start-up companies
- Largest exit: a software firm for internet banking merged with an €8bn listed company
- Founding partner
- Private equity buy-outs focusing on middle market turnaround companies
- Group built from scratch to 3,000 employees
Philanthropic and Political Activities
- Honorary Consul of Finland for Bavaria and Thuringia in Munich
- Senator of the European Senate of Entrepreneurs
- Board Member of the German Association for the “Club of Rome”
- Full Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA)
- Member of the Supervisory Board of the DESERTEC-Foundation
- Former chairman of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO), Germany, Rhine Chapter
- Founder of the “Fragile-World” Foundation (FWF)
- Member of the Economic Advisory Board of the German-Arab Friendship Society (DAFG)
- Co-author of books “Coaching Kids” and “Fragile Welt”
Employment and Education
Boston Consulting Group London, UK, and Munich, Germany (1985 - 1988)- Focus on financial services, takeover due diligence and post-merger integration in BCG’s M&A team
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Science (MSc.) in Electrical Engineering – Degree with honors