Andrea Born-Cristancho is a regenerative leadership strategist, public speaker, business mentor and co-founder with nearly two decades of international experience spanning Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America.
She doesn't just talk about staying human in the era of AI — she shows up as proof of it. The companies she works with already talk internally about wanting their people's creativity, curiosity, and resilience protected, and about wellbeing as something their teams need to actually thrive in, not a perk bolted on the side. Andrea brings that off the policy page and into the room: real food, real breath, a regulated nervous system, live, on stage. People don't just leave her sessions with a framework. They leave having watched someone practice what she's teaching, in real time, under the same pressure their own days run on.
Her career started in China as she launched the country’s first organic snack bar, advised SMEs on foreign direct investment, and lectured at Fudan University on doing business in China—mentoring 100+ international students in 5 years.
In Switzerland, Andrea currently supports change-makers and teams in becoming regenerative leaders, in the office and home. Holding a MSc in Preneurship for Regenerative Food Systems from ZHAW, a MSc in Int. Trade & Commerce, and a BA in International Studies, she combines strategic insight with a people-first approach to help visionaries move from ideas to action,one-meal-at-a-time.
Fun fact: When she’s not advising, mentoring or facilitating, Andrea can be found at her caravan home with her family by Lake Murten—proof that regeneration also means knowing when to pause, mainly when running the entrepreneurial marathon.
To you health, Andrea.