Nils Köster

Vice President Strategy & Operations, Emea @Via

Berlin, DE
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WORK HISTORY

Oct 2025 — Present

Vice President Strategy & Operations, Emea @Via

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Berlin, DE

As VP Strategy & Operations for EMEA, I am leading our portfolio of >20 On-Demand mobility services that we operate in Europe.Together with my team of General Managers and Operations Experts, I support cities and transit institutions in shaping and executing their integrated public transportation strategy, build up new services E2E incl. local infrastructure, drivers and fleet, and bring existing services to operational excellence, scale and long-term sustainability.

EDUCATION

2012 — 2013

University of California, Santa Cruz

Economics

2014 — 2014

Università Bocconi

Business Administration and Management, General

2010 — 2015

Freie Universität Berlin

Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) and Master of Science (M. Sc.), Business Administration and Management, General

N/A

RWTH Aachen University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Technology & Innovation Management

SKILLS

Start-UpsDigital MediaMarketing StrategyOnline MarketplaceE-CommerceManagement ConsultingCarsharingProject ManagementBusiness StrategyMarket ResearchAutomotiveEconomics

ABOUT NILS KÖSTER

At Via, I contribute to revolutionizing mobility through creating flexible, sustainable and equitable mobility options for people.As VP Strategy & Operations for EMEA and Co-MD in Germany, I am leading our portfolio of >20 On-Demand transit deployments that we operate in Europe.Together with my teams, I support cities and transit institutions in shaping and executing their integrated public transportation strategy, build up new services and bring existing services to operational excellence, scale and long-term sustainability.Prior to working at Via, I was part of the McKinsey Center of Future Mobility and worked with clients from mobility and high-tech sector of topics around shared mobility, electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving. I received my PhD from RWTH Aachen and conducted extensive research on autonomous and connected mobility services.

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