Founders
Johannes Steger, CEO/CTO
Johannes has been an entrepreneur since high school, when he developed and sold the first software solution for internet cafés in Germany in the 90s. He went on to work several years as an IT consultant, helping businesses of all sizes to optimize their technological infrastructure and business processes. He holds a B. Sc. and M. Sc. in Cognitive Science from the University of Osnabrueck, Germany and the University of Trondheim, Norway. At EyeQuant, Johannes directs all technical and financial development.
Professor Peter König, PhD , Scientific Director
Peter studied both physics and medicine in Bonn and held various positions at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, the Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla, California, and the Institute of Neuroinformatics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich. Today, Peter is is head of the Neurobiopsychology Group and director of the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück, Germany. Peter's research is published in over 100 peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals such as Nature. His application-driven approach to neuroscientific innovation has been featured in both WIRED and the BBC.
Fabian Stelzer, CMO
Fabian started his career at Outfoxed and Lijit Networks, Inc. (acquired by Federated Media Publishing), where he was responsible for Business Development. Fabian studied Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrueck and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and has received awards in philosophy, advertising and business development. He is an occasional mentor at the London School of Communication Arts 2.0 and regarded as one of Germany's neuromarketing experts. At EyeQuant, Fabian directs marketing and sales.
Scientific Advisory Board
Professor Christof Koch, PhD, California Institute of Technology and Allen Institute for Brain Research
Professor Dr. Christof Koch is Chief Scientific Officer at the Allen Institute for Brain Research, initiated with a 100$ mm donation by Microsoft-founder Paul Allen. Prior to joining Allen Institute, Koch was Lois and Victor Troendle Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Biology at the California Institute of Technology. Koch is best known for his groundbreaking work on the neuroscience of consciousness (with Nobel laurate Francis Crick) and is considered one of the most influential neuroscientists of our time.
Professor Laurent Itti, PhD, University of Southern California
Professor Laurent Itti, PhD, is Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC) and has pioneered the field of computational modeling of attentional processes since the early 90s. Itti is also the author of the standard text book on the neurobiology of attention.
Professor Milica Milosavljevic, PhD
Professor Milosavljevic's research interests include Attention & Perception, Visual Marketing, Decision Making, Behavioral Economics and Neuro-Economics. In particular, she examines how consumer attention operates in a cluttered marketplace and how consumers make choices. Her research involves a variety of methodologies, including behavioral experiments, eye-tracking, and fMRI. Professor Milosavljevic holds a Ph.D. degree in Marketing and has completed 4 years of postdoctoral research in Neuro-Economics at Caltech. She teaches Bachelor and MBA courses in Consumer Behavior, Promotions, and Marketing Management.
Financial Advisory Board
Find Invest Grow
FIG works with young entrepreneurs, specifically undergraduates and graduates of the past five years, to see them crystallise their ideas, support them through the development of their business plans and introduce them to suitable investors.
Peter Murphy
Peter began his career at Price Waterhouse, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. His experience includes strategic planning, finance and business operations. He has held a variety of senior board positions in the software, manufacturing and consumer goods industries. Most recently he was Finance and Operations Director for the Lionhead Group of companies where he organised the sale of the business to Microsoft and prior to that he was a founder Director, CFO and Business Operations Director of Camelot Group plc, The National Lottery operator. He currently sits on a selection of companies’ boards that are at various stages of growth.
Robin McIlvenny
Robin has over 30 years of experience in Commercial and Investment Banking, having worked in senior positions at Deutsche Bank, Security Pacific National Bank, BankAustria/Creditanstalt and JP Morgan Group. From 1991 to 2003, Robin was CEO of Bahrain International Bank and Chairman of a leading UK property developer, Crown Dilmun. Based in London, he is currently a Senior Adviser with Corporate Finance boutique, Ptarmigan Capital and a Mentor to a young entrepreneur incubator, Find Invest Grow Limited. Robin has a wealth of expertise as an investor in early stage businesses in the US and Europe, having been an early backer of Reevoo.com; Another Country; Magic Lantern Productions; and Phonetic Arts (sold to Google in 2010) among many others.
