Claudia Knobloch is an associated expert at Endeva and an expert in applying knowledge of impact-driven business models and ecosystems in collaboration with entrepreneurs, companies, NGOs and development organizations.

Claudia is an experienced project manager who has led and managed more than 160 projects over the last +23 years. She has (co-)authored +20 reports on impact driven business, (youth) employment promotion and entrepreneurship and access to energy. She has also developed and implemented trainings for entrepreneurs and donor organizations.

Claudia is a sector expert in off-grid energy systems and for digital entrepreneurship. She has developed the energy kiosk company HERi Madagascar (2011-15) and she has supported the mini-grid provider Jumeme in Tanzania to improve its business model (2017). She has led the development and implementation of the Make-IT Accelerator in Kenya and Nigeria (for GIZ, 2017-18), and the “Partners in Acceleration – Challenge Fund for Innovation Hubs” (GIZ, 2019-20). In addition, she has led the development of the African Union organization “African Inclusive Markets Excellence Centre” (on behalf of UNDP, 2015-2018).

Claudia Knobloch is trained in system practice and design thinking methods and holds an MA in International Business and Cultural Studies. She has worked for the international trade consulting company VirteoNet GmbH and the vocational training centre Peters Bildungsgruppe before she joined Endeva.