Kristian Nolde

Kristian Nolde, PhD, has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Kristian currently serves as the Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at FTC Solar, Inc, a position they have held since July 2020.

Prior to this role, Nolde worked at McKinsey & Company from June 2012 to July 2020 as a Consultant. During their time there, they were an Associate Partner and focused on margin transformations with solar equipment and electronics companies. Kristian also supported banks and asset management firms with operations and product pricing, with a core expertise in pricing and corporate strategy.

Before McKinsey & Company, Nolde worked at Amplitude Capital as a System Developer from March 2009 to March 2012. In this role, they developed and tested strategies for the hedge fund's trading system, analyzed market data, and designed strategies for trade implementation.

Additionally, Nolde has experience as the Founder and Director of Apex Optimization GmbH, a startup that provided demand-based shift scheduling software for employees. Kristian also had early experiences as an Energy Systems Engineer intern at Toshiba in 2002 and as an intern at Deutsche Telekom AG in 1997.

Overall, Nolde's work experience showcases their expertise in marketing and strategy, margin transformations, pricing, and developing trading strategies for financial institutions.

Kristian Nolde, PhD, has a Bachelor's degree in General Engineering Sciences from Hamburg University of Technology, which they obtained in 2001. Kristian then pursued a Dipl. Ing. (MSc) in Systems Engineering from the same university, completing it in 2003. During their studies, they also spent a year at Harvard University's Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, focusing on Engineering. In 2001, they conducted a Diploma Thesis at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Nolde later obtained their PhD in Automatic Control and Electrical Engineering from ETH Zürich in 2008.