Resilience

Who is Ján Košturiak?

He studied mechanical engineering and industrial engineering, collaborated long-term with the largest European applied research company Fraunhofer, contributed to the development of the Simple++ system (now PlantSimulation), and worked on dozens of innovations with multinational and domestic companies such as VW, Mercedes, and Siemens.

He is a co-founder of IPA Slovakia, the agricultural cooperative Agrokruh, collaborates on the development of a customizable eBike and its additive manufacturing, and is building his own Podnikatelská univerzita, where he connects innovators and entrepreneurs. He works within the Dobrý pastier community, which helps 350 marginalized people reintegrate into life through entrepreneurial activities.

He lives between Varín in Slovakia and Měrůtky in Moravia with his wife Milena and children Ján, Lucia, and Zuzana. He enjoys mountain biking, hiking, and writing books.