Cristina Riesen is a seasoned entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in the fields of strategic communications, innovation, technology and education. A lifelong learner by design,
she is an EMScom graduate, certified strategic foresight practitioner and
design thinking professional.
In recent years, Cristina was General Manager EMEA at Evernote,
managed the launch of the Swiss Edtech Collider at EPFL Lausanne, worked with the Strategic Development team at ETH Zurich and founded Educreators Foundation,
an impact organization supporting deep change in education.
In 2021 she joined Taskbase, a Swiss edtech company building advanced adaptive learning technologies, as Co-CEO.
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Cristina was named Digital Shaper by the leading Swiss economic
magazine Bilanz in 2019 and 2020.
Current Projects
Taskbase I Formative Feedback for Next-Gen Digital Learning
Co-CEO
Founded in 2015 as ETH spin-off, Taskbase is a Swiss based edtech company on a mission to empower digital learning creators with advanced formative feedback. Based in Zurich, the company is a trusted partner of leading education publishers and developers embracing advanced adaptive learning.
Educreators Foundation
Founder
An interdisciplinary network on a mission to support deep change in education through participatory design, innovation and entrepreneurship. Informed by research and working closely with strategic partners, we design initiatives aiming to help transform primary and secondary education in Switzerland and beyond.
DigiEduHack
Steering Group Member
DigiEduHack is an EIT initiative under the European Commission's Digital Education Action Plan, led by EIT Climate-KIC and coordinated by Aalto University.
Watch the interview at CNN Money Switzerland here.
Parents, educators and communities can accelerate positive change in education.
Interview aired in April 2018 on CNN Money Switzerland.
Transforming everyday places into learning opportunities.
Tamedia TX 2019
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