Alicia Montoya

Alicia Montoya

Alicia Montoya is Head of Industry Development at the Swiss Data Science Center, a joint venture of ETH and EPFL conducting applied research and innovation in data science and AI for societal impact. Previously, she headed Swiss Re’s Research Commercialisation unit, developing impact and resilience offerings addressing key global challenges, from climate change and natural catastrophes to sustainable energy, food security, and resilient infrastructure and supply chains. Alicia led the development of the Insurance SDG Calculator, a tool that quantifies financial, risk, and sustainability impact and offers analytics for optimised business strategies. She also led Swiss Re’s Quantum Cities initiative, layering physics-based models with financial and risk models to foster sustainable cities. Prior to Swiss Re, Alicia worked at Alstom, Swiss GPS technology start-up u-blox, the European Commission, and Bloomberg. She holds a B.A. in Economics, MSc in Social Anthropology, MSc in Multimedia Systems and a CAS in Board Management from St. Gallen.