Patrick Krenz

Patrick Krenz is a start-up coach at University of Duisburg-Essen covering the faculties of Humanities, Social Sciences and Educational Sciences. He has 10+ years previous experience in consulting firms, start-ups and promoting innovation – mostly focused at the media and communication sector. He worked as research analyst for this industry at McKinsey and joined a Swiss-German start-up developing a digital theater platform. At the Journalism Lab of the Media Authority NRW he developed and ran a programme to promote innovation at local media outlets. He holds a diploma in communication science and acquired qualifications in various entrepreneurship methods like lean product development and effectuation.