In its annual '30 Under 30' lists, Forbes seeks to recognize the most innovative, creative, and driven young leaders in a wide range of industries. Six alums are included on the recently released Europe and Asia lists for 2019. (The U.S. and Canada lists were released in December -- see which McKinsey alums were included there.)
Here are the alumni included on the Europe and Asia lists -- click on their names to read more on Forbes’ site. Congratulations to all!
Europe
Science and Healthcare
Peter Udo Diehl (ZRH 16-17), Co-founder of Audatic, based in Berlin, which engineers software for hearing aids with improved background noise reduction.
Retail and e-Commerce
Peter Windischhofer (VIA 12-12, 14-17), Co-founder of Refurbed. The Vienna-based company sells refurbished, like-new electronic products such as laptops and tablets.
Asia
Finance and Venture Capital
Fridtjof Berge (OSL 12-17), Co-founder and COO of Antler, a startup generator and venture capital firm launched in Singapore in 2017. Fridtjof is in the process of raising a multi-million-dollar Southeast Asia fund to invest in companies incubated in Antler.
Windy Natriavi (JAK 13-15), Co-founder of AwanTunai, a fintech startup that provides loans to micro-merchants. AwanTunai is a member of the PayPal Singapore incubator program, and recently raised $4.3 million in Series A funding.
Media, Marketing, and Advertising
Aditya Pisharody (SIN 14-17), Head of Video at FilterCopy. In one year, he increased the Indian digital channel's viewership fourfold, to two million subscribers.
Retail and e-Commerce
Ryan Ho (SIO 14-16), Co-founder of The Fun Empire. The Singapore-based company creates and organizes events and experience for its clients -- which include Facebook, Apple, Google, Disney, Nike, and other heavy hitters.