KI Alumni Ambassadors
On this page, you will find a presentation of KI Alumni's official ambassadors worldwide. They are connected to specific regions or sub-networks. Through them, you can reach other alumni in the same area or sub-network, get information about local alumni events, and expand your network.
Bioentrepreneurship network BEACON: Erin Gisby Fears
Degree
Master's Programme in Bioentrepreneurship.
Career
Roche, MAG Interactive, EY Doberman, Chair of the BEACON alumni network (for all alumni of KI’s Master's Programme in Bioentrepreneurship).
Current role
Nordic Communications Director.
Contact
Stockholm: Edit Szodorai
Degree
PhD in Neuroscience from The Medical University of Vienna.
Career
- Associate – Patent, AWA.
- Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Structural Biology, Karolinska Institutet.
- Doctoral Researcher in Molecular Neuroscience and Proteomics, Medical University of Vienna.
Current role
Associate – Patent, AWA.
Contact
Tokyo: Takeaki Dohda
Degree
Postdoctoral research degree in Cell and Molecular Biology.
Career
- Founder and CEO of INVENTIO PARTNERS LLC
- Chief Data/Digital Officer (CDO) at Shionogi & Co Ltd.
- Vice President at University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co Ltd. (UTEC)
- Previous roles at Aidemy, Amazon (AWS), Preferred Networks Inc., Megakaryon Corporation, and Kyoto University iPS Cell Research Center.
Current role
Business Development Lead for Venture Capital, Google (Google Cloud).
Contact
New York: Håkan Gadler
Degree
- Master's and PhD, both from Karolinska Institutet.
- Master of Business Administration from New York University.
Career
During his studies at KI, Håkan worked at the National Bacteriological Laboratory, now part of the Public Health Agency of Sweden. After graduation, he developed Sweden's first major laboratory data system at Sahlgrenska University Hospital. He completed a postdoc in neurovirology at MSKCC in New York and later earned an MBA at NYU. He then worked at Merck in the USA in clinical trials, drug development, and marketing. He has also been a business consultant, angel investor, and entrepreneur in life sciences, founding several companies related to computer science education, software, and CPR.
Current role
Håkan is currently a business consultant in life sciences focusing on strategy, financing, and business development. He is also part-time active in academia with an interest in global public health and infectious diseases, and runs his own SaaS startup.
Contact
Become a KI Alumni Ambassador
Would you like to get involved as a KI Alumni Ambassador? Feel free to email us so we can discuss how you would like to support and represent KI's alumni network in your region or within a specific network.