Alumni Profiles July 26

At CDTM, there's no single path that leads to greatness ⚡ CDTM is more than a program. It's where curious minds from very different fields cross paths, challenge each other, and go on to shape the world in their own way. To get a glimpse of who CDTM produces, meet five of our alumni. 👇

🌴 Claudia comes from a legal background and found her way into the world of early-stage startups, where she now leads legal and operations at The Interaction Company of California. She recently flew to Brussels to argue an antitrust case against Meta in the European Commission.

🧠 Florian leads a research group at the Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health in Tübingen, where he develops AI models that help doctors detect and understand disease from medical scans, and co-organizes BraTS, a leading international brain-tumour AI challenge at MICCAI.

💶 Fabian leads the Finanztip Stiftung as managing director, on a mission to bring financial education into German classrooms. He teaches finance lessons in schools himself and rallied over 113,000 signatures for a petition pushing Germany to measure how well its students understand money.

✍️ Mary Clare is a writer and digital strategist whose work has appeared in Forbes. She sharpened her craft through a Google News Fellowship and a decade of building campaigns that grow audiences and back causes she cares about. Today she's an impact investment associate at NOW Partners Foundation, while continuing to advise mission-driven organizations as a content strategist.

⚛️ Felix is a quantum physicist and associate professor at Trinity College Dublin, where he leads the Quantum Information Theory group and directs the MSc in Quantum Science & Technology. He recently helped launch Rinn Quantum, Ireland's new national quantum research centre, and co-founded the European Quantum Academy.

We come from journalism and law, from startups, research labs, and education, yet we're connected by curiosity, ambition, and the drive to shape the future together. 🦾🚀

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