Make Sense of the world

Fabian Neuen was born in Malta and grew up in many countries including the Congo and France. His itinerant childhood imbued him with a wanderlust that has taken him to remote regions like Bihar and to rising global capitals of business and culture such as Shanghai. He has travelled to fifty countries, speaks five languages and is a global citizen. He is a proud father of Marie and owns two dogs. Fabian has had a glittering professional and academic career. He has worked in strategy consulting, investment banking, venture capital and the German Air Force. He was on the Dean’s List for his MBA class at INSEAD, was a distinguished student at WHU Koblenz and named one of Siemens’ Global Top Talents. At Siemens he was also promoted to be amongst the company’s youngest managers world-wide. Fabian’s experience as a business leader includes extensive work on information technology and telecommunications projects in Europe and emerging markets, including India and China. He has a proven track record of harnessing the best out of diverse teams and consistently over-delivering on strategic projects such as post-merger integrations for information technology companies in Europe, setting up Chinese operations for Siemens Metals Division and setting up Siemens Engineering Division in India. Fabian met and worked with Atul at Wharton. They began discussing business ideas, and Fabian left Siemens when the idea for Fair Observer came up. He realized that Fair Observer could emerge as a potent platform for challenging flawed assumptions, exploring influential ideas, fostering cross-cultural communication and engaging a new generation of global citizens. As a Co-Founder of Fair Observer, he brought analytical rigor and execution skills to the team and was responsible for business and operations. After having left Fair Observer, he is now focusing on the pet industry, publishing the German dog magazine Issn’ Rüde! as well as the largest dog movie review site.