Nick is the Chairman of Ayna and the CEO of Fernweh Group, an investment company that is pioneering the Engaged Investor & Operator Model (EIOM) to create alpha in the industrial and industrial technology sectors.

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Nick is a former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company’s Palo Alto Office and was the leader of their global industrials practice. In addition, he was the global convener of several McKinsey annual events, including the Industrial CEO Event (GILS), the Industrial-Tech and Semiconductors CEO Event (T-30), the Food Processing CEO Event (FPH-30), and the Senior Tech Influencers Summit (TEDS). He co-authored several of their leading research reports, including McKinsey on Industrials, McKinsey on Food Processing and Handling, and McKinsey on Packaging, among others.

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Nick is a co-author of The Titanium Economy: How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America. Released in October 2022, and a bestseller across multiple categories, the book offers a deep dive into the underappreciated and often overlooked industrial technology sector.

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Nick serves on the Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Libraries. Early in his career, Nick worked as a technical manager at a printed circuit board (PCB) and ceramics manufacturer in New York. He also worked as a manufacturing engineer at another PCB and ceramics manufacturer in their Delaware facility.

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Nick earned a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois and an MBA in strategic management and finance from the Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Ford and Palmer Scholar.

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