Timm Richter
Timm Richter is the managing director of NEO Culture, a company he founded together with Professor Timo Meynhardt in July 2018. NEO Culture provides digital tools for cultural and value analysis.
Prior to this, Timm served 5 1/2 years as the chief product officer of XING SE.
He also worked in various leadership positions at Tchibo, TUI, and Amadeus and as a consultant for McKinsey & Company.
Timm studied mathematics at the Technical University of Hannover and subsequently completed an MBA at the MIT Sloan School of Management in the US.
He is married and has two children.
Timm’s confessions
Q. DO YOU HAVE A ROLE MODEL OR LIFE MOTTO?
A. Be satisfied but never settle.
Q. WHAT EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE STANDS OUT IN YOUR MEMORY?
A. That I learned English properly in a three-month stay in America by only speaking English.
Q. WHAT CAN YOU NOT LAUGH ABOUT?
A. When others get hurt.
Q. WHAT’S SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL YOU’VE Bought Yourself RECENTLY?
A. The book “Understanding Syria” by Gerhard Schweizer.
Q. WHAT BOOK WOULD YOU NEVER GIVE AWAY?
A. “Everyday Zen” by Charlotte J. Beck.
Q. WHEN DO YOU FEEL MOST ALIVE?
A. Riding my bike in the early morning sunshine to the subway station.
Q. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE IN?
A. The miracle of nature
Q. WHERE IS YOUR MOST PEACEFUL PLACE?
A. The dunes on the west coast of Sylt.
Q. What was the last good deed you did?
A. I cooked a good meal for my family.
Q. WHAT HAVE YOU RECENTLY DREAMED ABOUT?
A. Spring
Q. WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE MUSIC?
A. The Beatles
Q. BEGINNING OR FINISHING?
A. Beginning