Kirsten Van Fossen

About

Dr. Kirsten Van Fossen brings a diverse set of experiences in energy, transportation, and food systems from startups, federal government, and academic research. Prior to joining, Kirsten gained 5+ years of experience working in startups, the most recent being a FoodTech SaaS company on a mission to improve the lives of food system workers. Kirsten earned her PhD in 2018, having employed qualitative research methods to study the subject of business model innovation in the context of early stage ventures.

Her government experience comes from her time on projects involving emerging technologies such as alternative aviation fuels, autonomous vehicles, and drones at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. Dr. Kirsten Van Fossen is an engineer by background, with expertise in systems design, business models, and innovation management from her PhD at the University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing. She also has experience with electrochemistry from her undergraduate research and studies in environmental engineering at Harvard University.