Professionally as well as privately, the German- and English-speaking native of Zurich has a wide range of interests and commitments: In her free time, Stephanie Niggli devotes herself to equestrian sports and dressage horse breeding or is out and about with her border collie. Her "nerd side" shows in her interest in new technologies and the development of the tech industry in general. As co-founder of the news and education platform blockzeit.com, she aims to promote transparency and knowledge around blockchain technology.
Stephanie Niggli started her professional career with a Master's degree in Media and Communication Studies and English Literature. During her studies, she was able to gain her first practical experience at SRF Tagesschau/SRF Börse as well as at McKinsey & Company, which she then expanded at the international public relations agency Burson Cohn & Wolfe and as a media spokesperson at Sunrise UPC. Stephanie Niggli is working since September 2022 for furrerhugi, focusing on projects in the areas of traditional PR (focus on "new technologies" - Fintech, Blockchain and AI), change communications and crisis communications.