Léa Steinacker

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Dr. Léa Steinacker is the Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Ada Learning, a learning and development community that helps leaders from diverse organizations prepare for the future through content, live experiences, and practical innovation projects. She is also a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, where she developed CODE Capital, an original framework designed to address the ethical and societal implications of digital technologies. Previously, Dr. Steinacker served as the Chief Innovation Officer of WirtschaftsWoche, Germany's leading business magazine, where she focused on the future of work and socio-technological change. She has received several recognitions, including being named a Forbes 30 Under 30 leader, one of Medium Magazine’s Top 30 Under 30 journalists, a BCG Thought Leader, and an Atlantik Brücke Young Leader. Dr. Steinacker holds a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University, where she was also awarded the Henry Richardson Labouisse Prize in 2011, a Master's degree in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and a PhD from the University of St. Gallen.