Krischan is partner and co-founder of Paragon. Prior to founding Paragon he was at BZV Partners a family owned investment company responsible for restructuring a private portfolio of medium sized companies. Between 1999 and 2002 he headed the Corporate Development Department of Verlagsgruppe Holtzbrinck and was also responsible for strategy, operational improvement programs and M&A transactions. Beforehand, Krischan was with The Boston Consulting Group in their Munich, London and Australasian offices.
Krischan holds a Diploma in Industrial Engineering and Business Administration and a PhD in Economics from Technical University Darmstadt, Germany and Harvard University, USA. In his spare time, Krischan enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.