Miriam Mertens gained her MBA at the Kellogg School of Management. She studied Computer Science and Economics. With more than ten years of experience in marketing, sales and the development of new business areas, Miriam Mertens has a proven understanding of startups and implementation of startup based innovations. Her entrepreneurial spirit is beneficial for her position as Vice President for startup cooperations at Telekom Deutschland GmbH. Here she acts as bridge-builder between startups and SMEs. Next to valuable contacts to companies the recently launched Telekom startup-program „TechBoost“ includes an extensive range of products for startups.