Anne Tryba

Prof. Dr. Anne Tryba is a Professor of Entrepreneurial Education at the TUM School of Management. She serves as Academic Program Director for the TUM Entrepreneurship Exchange Program and TUM Entrepreneurial Masterclass, focusing on shaping entrepreneurial education strategies. Prior roles include Professor at Munich Business School (2019–2023), where she launched an Innovation & Entrepreneurship Master’s program and served as Vice Dean of Learning and Teaching.

• Education: PhD in Entrepreneurship (University of Luxembourg, 2018); MSc in Management (Technical University of Freiberg).
• Career: Strategy consultant at Capgemini Invent, senior manager at Telefónica Deutschland, and startup co-founder.

Research Interests: Sustainable entrepreneurship, academic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial team behavior, venture scaling, and entrepreneurial education for sustainability. Her work emphasizes how individual/organizational factors influence decision-making and outcomes in entrepreneurial contexts.

Key Contributions: Over 15 peer-reviewed articles in journals like British Journal of Management and Small Business Economics. Active in conferences such as Academy of Management and Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference.

• Awards: Best Reviewer Award (2017), Best Paper Proceedings (2017), Luxembourg Research Grant (2014–2018).

Labs/Initiatives: Leads the TUM Entrepreneurship Research Institute, collaborating with UnternehmerTUM and TUM Venture Labs to integrate academic research with entrepreneurial practice.