Sven B. Modrow
Hamburg
Summary
Visionary leader and strategic thinker with a rare ability to inspire people, build trust-based relationships, and mobilize diverse teams toward meaningful goals. Skilled at identifying opportunities, developing innovative solutions, and turning ideas into impactful, self-sustaining ventures. Known for bringing clarity, energy, and momentum to complex initiatives across global, multicultural environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager
Part of the Solution GmbH
Hamburg
03.2025 - Current
- Building the business unit Access to Health within the boutique consultancy Part of the Solution
- Driving projects in the field of operational efficiency e.g. supply chain improvements in low- and middle income countries for international pharma companies
- Designing and implementing access to health strategies
- My freelance activities are still ongoing 1 day a week.
Freelance Consultant & Entrepreneur
Healthcare Innovation
02.2024 - Current
- Support of the WFP - UN Innovation Accelerator and their cohort of winning startups of the Kofi Annan Award.
- Supporting the development agency GFA Hamburg in their creation of digital product offerings in their donor projects
- Using AI to improve operations of a rental home business
Department Head - New Products & Process Improvements
Diagnostic Startup
08.2019 - 01.2024
- Led cross-functional, data-driven initiatives to launch and scale telemedicine and medical education platforms, expanding access to diagnostics and training for a network of 2,000 healthcare providers.
- Developed and implemented data-informed strategies across Product, Customer Success, and Supply Chain teams—introducing a company-wide knowledge management system and improving decision-making processes.
- Coordinated multi-departmental reporting and planning, integrating KPIs and analytics dashboards that supported operational forecasting, product rollouts, and funding decisions.
- Secured and managed $250k+ in funding (grants and debt from Boehringer Ingelheim, Cariplo Foundation, Kiva.org), leading investment case development, performance monitoring, and external reporting.
- Built and scaled a high-performing team, fostering talent development through coaching, structured training programs, and internal leadership sessions.
- Spearheaded multi-stakeholder innovation partnerships with public and private actors, defining requirements for digital health products and ensuring delivery across product and data teams.
- Demonstrated a deep understanding of healthcare systems and operational challenges in emerging markets, with a track record of delivering scalable, tech-enabled solutions under resource constraints.
Management Consultant
Accenture
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Supported a large international healthcare organization in Geneva to digitize their internal processes
- Led a team for the Accenture Development Partnerships competition on how artificial intelligence can help measure global poverty
- Setting up new digital product lines for clients in the industrial sector, financial services and automotive
- Innovation, Healthcare, New Business Models, Process Improvements
- Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner, linked with hands-on experience on how to scale digital products
- Several years of consulting experience, enabling key advisory & relationship skills
Financial Analyst and Project Manager
Eli Lilly
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Part of the finance team to increase efficiencies across the organization. Identification of improvement potentials and working hand-in-hand with the department heads to find and execute on the efficiency gains.
- Led a project in Central and Eastern Europe to increase transparency in the product flow of medications. Coordinated work between several financial analysts, organized and led workshops, presented results in front of the senior management
- Calculated the annual business plan including a holistic financial assessment of the firm / certified Lean Six Sigma Manager
Strategy Consultant
Capgemini Consulting
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Completion of several strategic consulting projects including the analysis of improvement potential for a pharmaceutical wholesale company and an innovation benchmark for an energy provider
Education
MSc - Business in emerging markets, entrepreneurship, international development
Copenhagen Business School
01.2016
Double Degree BSc - International Management
ESB Reutlingen & ICADE
01.2011
Skills
Creative and Strategic Thinking
Charisma, Communication & Facilitation
Relationship Building & Emotional Intelligence
Resilience, Drive & Self-Leadership
Business Development & Operational Excellence
Global Perspective & Cultural Agility
Accomplishments
- Rotary Youth Leadership Award
- Graduated top 2% in master's program
- Award for best thesis in undergrad program
- EIT Health Fellow - 11 month program teaching the Stanford Bio Design approach to innovating in healthcare (faculty includes professors from Oxford University, IESE Barcelona, Karolinska Institute etc.)
Certification
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project Manager
- Scrum Master and Product Owner
Languages
German
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Spanish
Proficient (C2)
C2
Portuguese
Proficient (C2)
C2
French
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Passions
Innovation, Healthcare, Emerging Economies, Travelling, Reading, Sport (Tennis, Soccer, Kitesurfing), Friends & Family
Timeline
Manager
Part of the Solution GmbH
03.2025 - Current
Freelance Consultant & Entrepreneur
Healthcare Innovation
02.2024 - Current
Department Head - New Products & Process Improvements
Diagnostic Startup
08.2019 - 01.2024
Management Consultant
Accenture
01.2017 - 01.2019
Financial Analyst and Project Manager
Eli Lilly
01.2012 - 01.2014
Strategy Consultant
Capgemini Consulting
01.2011 - 01.2012
MSc - Business in emerging markets, entrepreneurship, international development
Copenhagen Business School
Double Degree BSc - International Management
ESB Reutlingen & ICADE
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