Theresa Bandtel

Strategic Management and Innovation
WEV H 309
Weinbergstrasse 56/58
8092 Zürich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 632 54 47
E-Mail: tbandtel@ethz.ch
SHORT BIO
Theresa is a research associate and doctoral student at the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH Zurich, an associated researcher at the Strategy and Artificial Intelligence Lab and an associated PhD student at the ETH AI Center. In her research, she focuses on AI in innovation. She holds a Double Master of Science Degree in Management from Bocconi University and International Business from HEC Montreal, along with Bachelor degrees in International Cultural and Business Studies (BA) and Business Administration and Economics (BSc) from the University of Passau.
Before joining ETH Zurich, Theresa worked as consultant at Bain & Company, where she supported clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and retail industries. Her work spanned a wide range of strategic projects, from merger integrations and organizational transformations to sustainability planning, digital commerce development, supplier optimization, diversification strategies, and data analytics.
RESEARCH INTEREST
AI in Innovation
MASTER THESIS SUPERVISION
If you're interested in writing a thesis on topics related to AI, knowledge creation, or innovation, feel free to reach out, I'm happy to discuss your ideas. Please make sure to review and prepare all the required information as outlined on the Master Thesis Supervision page beforehand.
TEACHING ACTIVITIES
- Fall 2025: Strategic Management, Teaching Assistant to Dr. Ann-Kristin Weiser
- Spring 2025: external page Strategy and Innovation for Executive MBA (embaX), Teaching Assistant to Prof. Dr. Georg von Krogh and external page Prof. Dr. Karolin Frankenberger