Co-Founder & CEO

Geraldine is a bilingual (en/de) political scientist with an intercultural background and experience working with activists, governments, startups and NGOs across the world. Her work focuses on digital transformation and international cooperation, innovation, and human rights. Geraldine co-founded Konnektiv in 2013, advising various organisations on digital transformation…

Co-Founder & CEO

René has been advising on activities at the intersection between technology, education, and development cooperation in various countries and contexts since 2004. He studied computer science with a focus on ICT in education and society as well as geography with a focus on development studies at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Universidad de La Habana. Before…

Co-Founder

Mel works as a consultant and researcher in the field of computer science, education, and development cooperation as well as in evaluation of media projects. Before co-founding Konnektiv, Mel worked for the Centre for International and Intercultural Communication (ZIIK) at TU Berlin, primarily managing technology and education related projects in Afghanistan. Other previous cooperations include…

Head of IT

Christoph has worked as a programmer with Konnektiv since 2014, consulting on and managing several online community platforms. Previously he worked as a lecturer and tutor at the Centre for International and Intercultural Communication (ZiiK) in the area of software engineering. Within this framework, he worked several times in Afghanistan at the University…

Chief Operations Officer

Zoe oversees the day-to-day operations at Konnektiv, managing all internal projects, strategic development strategies, and finances. She researches new potential national and international projects and partners in the field of international development cooperation, prepares proposals, and assists on and leads newly acquired projects. She also coordinates with our network of freelancers, overseeing…

Project Manager and Developer, Digital Communities

Petra is a social and a computer scientist and has been working in international cooperation for over 10 years. At Konnektiv she works as a project manager for digital communities and develops software for community platforms and e-learning courses. She combines knowledge of international political frameworks and the opportunities digital transformation…

Research Lead

Kersti is a political sociologists working at the intersection of communication, technologies and civic rights. She frequently collaborated with Konnektiv since 2016 and joined the team in 2020 leading acquisition and consulting work. She is a participatory communication expert, working with a variety of co-creative methods…

Digital tools & economic development expert

Kudzai has been working with Konnektiv since 2020, focusing primarily on preparing and conducting digital tools workshops and providing technical and facilitation support for various eLearning trainings. She is the cofounder of iZone Hub, a Zimbabwean hub that serves makers, innovators, creatives and small business owners and managing consultant…

Programming & research

Josi joined the Konnektiv team in the summer of 2020 working in the area of programming, research and project management. Previously, Josi worked as an assistant at the Institute for Multimedia and Interactive Systems at the University of Lübeck, where she was participating in the DFG research transfer project…

Technical support eLearning & research

Charlotte joined us in late fall 2020 to work in the area of technical support and project management. She has gained previous experience in international cooperation as an intern to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development…

Technical support eLearning & research

Clara is Konnektiv’s latest addition, joining the team in early 2021. She mostly supports data governance and smart city projects at Konnektiv, assisting in research and project management.  She also provides technical and facilitation support…

Digital marketing specialist & project manager specializing in content creation

Data scientist, designer, consultant & lecturer

Consultant on gender, digital social innovation & community building

Expert on entrepreneurship, sustainability & education

Technical Support

Environmental engineering & sustainable construction consultant

Freelance graphic designer & illustrator

Seasoned tech entrepreneur & advocate of grassroots innovation

Strategic consultant with expertise in business development, investment & tourism

Freelance consultant on data & digital innovation

Business development & strategy consultant

Techie, activist & innovation expert

Freelance software developer & consultant

Politics & media consultant

UX UI Designer & Frontend Developer

Public policy, data privacy & digitization expert

Educator focusing on entrepreneurship, technology & women empowerment

Systemic organizational consultant & agile coach

Art director for graphic design specializing in branding, web design & corporate design