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Prof. Dr. Adrian W. Müller

Prof. Dr. Adrian W. Müller

Prof. Dr. Adrian W. Müller

ZHAW School of Management and Law
Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Theaterstrasse 17
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 62 77
adrian.mueller@zhaw.ch

Work at ZHAW

Position

Professor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Education and Continuing education

Focus

  • Entrepreneurial Innovation
  • Disruptive Technologies & Business Innovation
  • Entrepreneurial Leadership

Experience

  • Professor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
    ZHAW School of Management and Law
    06 / 2023 - today
  • Member of the Innovation Panel
    DIZH
    01 / 2020 - today
  • Advisory Board Member KMU.ZH
    ZKB Zürcher Kantonalbank
    01 / 2019 - today
  • Senior Lecturer for Business Innovation
    ETH Zürich
    01 / 2017 - today
  • Founder / Board Member
    Noocleus AG
    01 / 2008 - today
  • Co-Initiator, Start-Up Trainer & Member of the Advisory Board
    Startup Campus Switzerland
    01 / 2013 - 12 / 2023
  • Head of Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
    ZHAW School of Management and Law
    01 / 2012 - 04 / 2023
  • Head of ZHAW Runway Startup Incubation Program, Start-up Coach
    ZHAW Runway Startup Incubator
    01 / 2014 - 12 / 2020
  • Board Member
    PRfact AG
    01 / 2010 - 12 / 2019
  • Board Member
    Müller Property AG
    01 / 2001 - 12 / 2017
  • Head of Competence Field Foresight, Innovation & Entrepreneurship
    ZHAW
    01 / 2011 - 12 / 2013
  • Lecturer for Strategic Innovation / Head Master Program "Trends"
    ZHdK Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Departement Design
    02 / 2007 - 04 / 2011
  • Lecturer for Strategic Management
    ZHAW
    01 / 2009 - 01 / 2011
  • Lecturer for Scientific Work Methods
    University of Zurich (CH)
    01 / 2006 - 12 / 2010
  • Co-Founder
    Müller Corporate Clothing AG
    01 / 2004 - 12 / 2006
  • Management Consultant
    PIT AG
    01 / 2002 - 12 / 2004
  • Project Assistant
    IMG, Information Management Group (Schweiz)
    01 / 2000 - 12 / 2002
  • Trainee
    Arthur D. Little (Schweiz) AG
    01 / 2001 - 06 / 2001
  • Trainee
    HUGO BOSS AG
    01 / 1998 - 12 / 1999
  • Trainee
    Accenture (Andersen Consulting)
    06 / 1999 - 08 / 1999

Education

  • Dr.oec.HSG / Chair for Strategic Management, Institute of Management and Strategy
    University of St.Gallen (HSG)
    01 / 2004 - 12 / 2008
  • Lic.oec.HSG / Finance & Accounting
    University of St.Gallen (HSG)
    01 / 1996 - 12 / 2002

Continuing Education

  • PERMA Lead - Positive Leadership Coaching & Assessment
    ebner-team Training Coaching Forschung GmbH, Vienna
    12 / 2023
  • PERMA Lead - Positive Leadership Coaching & Assessment
    ebner-team Training Coaching Forschung GmbH, Vienna
    12 / 2023
  • Certified Team Coach
    Solutionsurfers Switzerland
    01 / 2022
  • Executive Program Corporate Innovation: Strategies for Leveraging Ecosystems
    MIT Sloan School of Management
    06 / 2020
  • Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
    International Coaching Federation
    01 / 2020
  • Solution-oriented Coaching - Certified Coach
    Solutionsurfers Switzerland
    01 / 2019
  • Wingwave Coaching - Certified Wingwave Coach
    Besser-Siegmund-Institut GmbH
    01 / 2018
  • Startup Board Academy
    EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne
    12 / 2016
  • CAS Didactics for Higher Education
    ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften
    12 / 2013

Awards

  • Member of Beta Gamma Sigma
    Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Business Honor SocietyMember of Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Business Honor Society Beta Gamma Sigma
    01 / 2020
  • Best Performing Team 2018 (Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship)
    ZHAW School of Management and Law
    01 / 2018
  • ZHAW Best Teaching Award
    ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
    01 / 2012

Social media

LinkedIn

Projects

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Books and monographs, peer-reviewed
Book parts, peer-reviewed
Conference contributions, peer-reviewed
Other publications
Oral conference contributions and abstracts