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Biography
Roman Kirsch is a German-born entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Lesara in 2013. In January 2016, Forbes Magazine US listed Kirsch in its "30 under 30 Europe" list.
Education
Kirsch holds a business degree from the German business school WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management. He also has a Master of Science degree from the London School of Economics in Finance, Accounting and Management. He also spent time at the University of Southern California as well as the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
Career
Kirsch founded his first company (a souvenir shop in Hamburg) in 2002 with 15 years. He worked for Bang & Olufsen, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs as an intern.
In 2011 Kirsch founded Casacanda; a furniture company that was later acquired by Fab.com in February 2012. He spent a year as the CEO of Fab Europe.
In 2013 Kirsch, alongside Matthias Wilrich and Robin Müller, founded the Berlin e-commerce startup Lesara with Kirsch as the CEO of the company.
Kirsch is a Business Angel investing in companies including Amorelie, Carprice, Todaytickets and Fittea.
In January 2016, Forbes Magazine US listed Kirsch in its "30 under 30 Europe" list for retail and e-commerce. He is also a "Global Shaper” of the World Economic Forum Davos.