Dr. Tanja Schomann

Curriculum Vitae

LMU Munich / Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, since 06/2026
Postdoctoral researcher in the project “The Future of Ownership: Steward Ownership and Its Implications for Economic Performance as well as Ecological and Social Sustainability”

University of St. Gallen, Chair of Organizational Psychology, 04/2025–03/2026
Postdoctoral researcher in the SNSF project “The Potential of Steward-Ownership in Switzerland: Reimagining Corporate Ownership and Organization Design to Address Grand Challenges”

IU International University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, 09/2024–05/2026
Lecturer in leadership, organizational psychology, corporate governance, CSR, and digital business models

ESCP Business School, Berlin, since 09/2019
External lecturer and thesis supervisor in CSR, business ethics, academic writing, and sustainability management

eHealth Africa, Kano, Nigeria, 03/2017–05/2017
Applied qualitative research on the digitalization of healthcare systems in West Africa

Africa’s Voices Foundation, Cambridge, 04/2016–07/2016
Consultant on a study with UNICEF Somalia using AI-supported analysis of unstructured text data in local African dialects

IBM Research Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 06/2014–09/2014
Applied qualitative research on an AI-based e-learning application for nurses

Education:

University of Cambridge, 09/2013–05/2020
Ph.D. in Psychology
Dissertation: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Trust Signals in the eHealth Sector

London School of Economics and Political Science, 10/2011–09/2012
Organizational and Social Psychology, Master of Science

EBS Business School and Euromed Marseille, 09/2008–07/2011
International Business Studies, Bachelor of Science, double degree

Research Interests:

• Alternative ownership and governance structures
• Steward ownership and purpose-driven organizations
• Regenerative business models and sustainability transformation
• Leadership, inner development, and systems change

Links:

• LinkedIn