The YASAI founders
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Mark E. Zahran
Co-CEO
MSc Architecture at ETH, Zurich & UNAM, Mexico City
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Philipp Bosshard
CTO
BSc Ecological Engineering at Zurich University of Applied Sciences
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Stefano Augstburger
Co-CEO
Master's Degree in Sales, Distribution & Management at SDA Bocconi, Milano & ESADE, Barcelona
The team
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Gerhardus Petrus Scheepers
Farm Manager
PhD in Forest Science at University of Stellenbosch
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Darko Drasler
Plant Developer
Bachelor of Energineering & BE, Biotechnology at UL
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Eldrid Funck
Head of Brand & Marketing
BBA FH Marketing, Consulting & Finance
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Miriam Bächtold
HR Manager
Federal Diploma of International Human Resources Management
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Luca Somm
Mechanical Engineer
MSc Robotics, Systems and Control at ETH Zurich
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Danila Cabral
Plant Scientist
PhD in Plant Cellular and Molecular Biology University Cote d'Azur
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Annalisa Tarabini
Office Assistant
Bachelor in Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literature in Milan University Cattolica
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Constantin Glatz
Business Development Associate
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Florian Annen
Production Worker & Technician
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Hannes Wäckerlig
Mechanical Engineer
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Leonardo Della Canonica
Nursery Grower
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Kamil Kosturek
Production Worker
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Dima Tkachev
Production Worker
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Lahcen Bounia
Production Worker
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Aga Gudziej
Production Worker
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Gérôme Essig
Production Worker
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Yuri Yurasov
Production Worker
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Zine Wadifi
Production Worker
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Cristian Di-Maso
Production Worker
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Edgar Schnauzmann
Serotonin Manager
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Prof Roach
Head of Security
THE EXPERT ADVISORS
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Dr. Prof. Dickson Despommier
Former professor at Columbia University in NYC
Author of the book: "Vertical Farms: How to feed the world in the 21st century"
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Dr. Martijn Sonnevelt
Lecturer at the department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich
Executive Director of The World Food System Center ETH
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Prof. Dr. Ranka Junge
Head Centre Ecological Engineering Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR)
Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
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Dr. Michel Roux
Co-Founder and President of Food Forum Zurich
Community Building and Innovation in the Agri-Food Sector
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Fabian Weinländer
Former project developer at Urban Farmers AG
Business development manager at RethinkResource in Zurich
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Dr. Iris Wollmann
Agronomist
Ph.D. in plant nutrition on closed nutrient cycles and recycled fertilizers at the University of Hohenheim.