Sophia Junginger joined the CDTM in October 2025. She holds a B.A. in Communication, Culture & Management from Zeppelin University and an M.Sc. in Technology Management from Columbia University in New York. Before joining CDTM, Sophia gained practical experience in both the start-up space and consulting. She worked at PioneerPort and German Accelerator, start-up accelerators in Germany and the U.S. supporting early-stage and growth-stage founders, which deepened her passion for entrepreneurship. She then joined Accenture, where over the past 4.5 years she specialized in Technology Strategy with a focus on M&A assessments, IT strategy, data strategy, and large-scale transformations. Her work spanned multiple industries, including life sciences, automotive, and manufacturing. In this role, she led key project workstreams from strategy through implementation and co-led the IT De-risking offering. Her research focus lies at the intersection of technology, politics, and business, exploring how organizations must adapt to an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape and what this means for their innovation strategies, digital competitiveness, and long-term resilience.