Bio
Zsuzsanna is an experienced digital development leader and an open innovation expert, working across the EU. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with a diverse client portfolio on topics including deep tech, big data, digital skills and jobs, space technology, entrepreneurship, platform development, circular economy, and smart cities. Zsuzsanna joined the Caribou team to coordinate the Mastercard Strive EU program, the latest addition to the global Mastercard Strive initiative, which supports small businesses around the world to thrive in the digital economy. In her most recent role, Zsuzsanna led the coordination of the innovation agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.
Previously, Zsuzsanna managed the Hungarian business incubation program for the European Space Agency and served as Associate Director of the European Network of Living Labs, overseeing 25+ research and innovation projects and representing 200+ innovation stakeholders in front of EU policymakers and institutional bodies. Zsuzsanna holds Hungarian-Belgian nationality and enjoys visiting her second home, Brussels. She earned an MBA from the Université Jean Moulin – Lyon and an MSc in engineering and management from the Technical University of Budapest. Zsuzsanna is based in Hungary.
It feels uplifting to work on a mission with the powerful voices of EU-level MSE networks and industry leaders in the Mastercard Strive EU domains (AI, cybersecurity, embedded finance, and ESG) to co-create a prospective future for pan-European micro- and small enterprises.
