About Us

Who We Are

Build2Gether is a global initiative committed to advancing cutting-edge research in strategy and innovation while democratizing social innovation. We bring together scholars, practitioners, users, and innovators from around the world to collaboratively shape a better future. At our core, we explore how different knowledge inputs shape problem-solving, innovation, and evaluation.

Cyrille Grumbach

Cyrille Grumbach

Founder & Director

Physicist turned strategist. Passionate researcher. Human-first innovator committed to “building together” a better, shared future.

Cyrille Grumbach is the Founder and Director of Build2Gether, aiming to advance strategy and research while driving social impact. He is a PhD Candidate at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH Zurich, and his research explores through field experiments how different types of knowledge inputs—whether from experts or AI—shape problem-solving, innovation, and evaluation. For his work at the intersection of academic research and social impact, Cyrille was named to the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list.

Forbes

Board Members

Georg von Krogh

Georg von Krogh

Academic Head

ETH Zürich

Jacqueline Lane

Jacqueline Lane

Academic Head

Harvard Business School

Chan Hyung Park

Chan Hyung Park

Academic Head

NTU Singapore

Jinger Zeng

Jinger Zeng

Head of Industry Relations

Hackster.io

Affiliated Scholars

Charles Ayoubi

Charles Ayoubi

ESSEC Business School

Yifan Cui

Yifan Cui

ETH Zürich

Anne-Laure Fayard

Anne-Laure Fayard

NOVA School of Business

and Economics

Xiaomeng Gu

Xiaomeng Gu

University of Zürich

Savindu Herath

Savindu Herath

ETH Zürich

Lu Li

Lu Li

University of Zürich

Jiongni Mao

Jiongni Mao

University of St. Gallen

Yanbo Song

Yanbo Song

INSEAD

Miaomiao Zhang

Miaomiao Zhang

Harvard Business School

Joy (Zhao) Zheng

Joy (Zhao) Zheng

INSEAD

Affiliated Industry Experts

Eric Kern

Eric Kern

CEO, Lincoln Consulting LLC

Chief Eng., Scott-Morgan Found.

Paul Amadeus Lane

Paul Amadeus Lane

Bureau Chief, ABC News

LaVonne Roberts

LaVonne Roberts

Editor, Forbes

CEO, Scott-Morgan Found.

Jaufray Sornette

Jaufray Sornette

CEO, Valbilon

CEO, Financial Crisis Obs.

IT & Tech Support

Sachin Sharon

Sachin Sharon

Developer

Prasanna Vijay

Prasanna Vijay

Organizer

OUR SPONSORS

ARMBluesDF RobotGoogleM5StackNordic SemiconductorPCBWaySeeed StudioUSEFUL SENSORSValbilon

Our academic funders

DITETlogoETH 4DETH SMIInnosuisseRESSwiss NF

Our supporters

ABC NewsForbesHacksterioMake:Makers Making ChangeScott-Morgan FoundationWHO

Reach out to us

Have a bold research idea that belongs on Build2gether? Or interested in donating, sponsoring, or partnering with us? We’d love to hear from you—get in touch!

Address

Weinbergstrasse 56/58, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland

Email

cgrumbach@ethz.ch

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