About us.

TEAMZ provides a wide range of consulting services for private companies, public entities, educational institutions, and non-governmental organizations. This includes external, internal, and marketing communication strategies and their execution as well as content creation for websites, annual reports, publications, social media and videos. Additionally, TEAMZ offers expertise in change management, event organization, and the facilitation of training workshops and educational tours. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are at the core of the TEAMZ consultancy framework and methodologies that promote collaboration, co-creation and capacity development.

Richard Bird

Managing Director

Senior communications manager with a deep portfolio of corporate competencies
Experienced in working with global teams to lead communications on complex projects
Effective in integrating change management principles into communications strategy
Hands-on management of the entire production process for company publications
Proven writer, editor and speechwriter for internal and external audiences
Experienced in filming and editing internal video interviews as part of the communications mix
Expertise in digital platforms, including SharePoint and Yammer
Successful track record in cross-cultural contexts and teams
Fluent in spoken German, intermediate Italian, basic French
Master of Science in International Relations from Georgetown University

Dr. Nina Volles

Research Director

With a Doctorate in Higher Education (University of Bath), two Masters’ Degrees in International Relations and Communication Management and experience working in academia, private sector, civil society organisations and development, she has long-standing experience in building bridges between different cultures and sectors.

Her key areas of expertise are the stakeholder engagement, programme implementation, capacity development, institutional development, curriculum reform, and academia-industry partnerships.

In her career, she has been involved in the design, implementation, monitoring and review of higher education development projects in Africa, Europe, Asia and North America. She has family origins in Europe and Iran and is fluent in English, German, French, Portuguese, Italian and Farsi.