Dr Tobias Froese has been a research assistant in the TEN.efzn project since early 2025. In this role, he analyses diffusion pathways for technical and social energy innovations. He is also a senior researcher at the Borderstep Institute in Berlin.

Previously, Dr Tobias Froese was a postdoctoral researcher at ESCP Business School, where he worked on, among other things, a comprehensive quantitative study on sustainable business models in Germany, which was conducted in co-operation with the Bertelsmann Foundation. 

Dr Tobias Froese completed his doctorate with summa cum laude at ESCP Business School in February 2024. In his dissertation, he examined sustainability- and degrowth-oriented business models and their sustainability-related effects. His research findings have been published in renowned journals such as Organisation & Environment and Ecological Economics.

Tobias Froese earned his Master's degree in International Business and Sustainability from the University of Hamburg.