Chris is founder and head of nextcycle, where he consults businesses in the transition from linear to circular. He has an economics background with primary focus on industrial ecology and innovation. He worked with clients from various industries such as Philips Design, Sennheiser, Ernst & Young and BASF SE. Chris lectured Sustainable Innovation at Fontys Business School (Netherlands) and Design Thinking at Leibniz University (Germany). His speciality is the design and implementation of circular business models in complex environments.