Dr. Hamprecht, Jens

Jens Hamprecht is a senior researcher at the Chair of Sustainability and Technology at ETH Zurich.

Dr. Hamprecht’s research focuses on competitive and institutional strategies in emerging markets. He is particularly interested in the development of industries that are based on renewable resources. His recent award-winning research has examined the institutionalization of standards in the food industry. Research of Dr. Hamprecht has been published by SAGE Publications and newspapers like Handelsblatt. His case study on the palm oil value chain (co-authored with Prof. Daniel Corsten) has been used in the Executive MBA Programme at London Business School.

A native of Germany, Dr. Hamprecht studied electrical engineering and industrial engineering at ETH Zurich as well as electrical engineering with management studies at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. In 2002, he earned a degree in industrial engineering from ETH. He gained industry experience working with and consulting for Procter & Gamble, DaimlerChrysler, and Unilever in the UK, Germany, and Switzerland.

He conducted his doctoral research on strategic management and corporate sustainability at University of St. Gallen in collaboration with Nestlé Corporate Technologies, Vevey.