Andreas Droste studied electrical engineering with a focus on digital control engineering / automation technology at the University of Duisburg.
He began his career at Deutsche Telekom in 1992 in the founding team of DeTeSystem. From 1994 to 1999, he was head of advertising for interactive media and direct marketing in Deutsche Telekom's corporate communications department. In this role, he managed all of the Group's e-commerce activities from 1996. From 1999 to 2002, he was responsible for setting up and managing Deutsche Telekom's newly created "Competence Center Internet." He joined the T-Systems Innovation Center in 2010 through various consulting functions in the areas of travel, transport & logistics (including the introduction of the Toll Collect system). Here he was responsible for international innovation activities and selected innovation initiatives with major T-Systems customers.
Andreas Droste works as an independent author, speaker and conceptual consultant in the field of technologically innovative application scenarios in the areas of New-Work and Mental-Health.