Verena Delius is the CEO of Young Internet, Europe’s leading social gaming company for kids, since September 2010. Young Internet is present in 12 countries and has more than 60 employees from over ten different countries working in the headquarters in Berlin. Young Internet develops safe, playful and social games for kids aged 2-12 years old on tablet computers, smartphones and the web.

Verena was the head of sales of Bertelsmann’s e-learning-venture scoyo from July 2008 – August 2010. Before that she was the regional manager of DACH and member of the board of management of online-matchmaking company be2. In 2007 she was the winner of the award “CEO of the future” organized by McKinsey & Company.  She founded Delius Capital in 2004, a company specialized on the sourcing and conception of closed-end funds.

She holds a Master of business administration with a major in finance, accounting and controlling from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Verena is very much interested in the future of digital education, the future of games and new management best-practice in building and running successful companies. She writes about her thoughts in her own blog www.verena-delius.de