Maike Schmeitz completed her MSc in Healthcare Policy, Innovation, and Management from Maastricht University, the Netherlands, in July 2017. Her MSc thesis focused on the application of lean in non-acute care settings. More specifically, this thesis focused on analyzing and optimizing an application process for assistance in a large mental healthcare supplier in the Netherlands. 

After working as a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Political Science at Maastricht University, Maike joined the Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship and Marketing (ITEM) Group at the Department of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences of Eindhoven University of Technology in March 2018. Currently, Maike pursues a PhD focusing on decision-making in entrepreneurial teams. Her PhD project is part of an Intereg collaboration with the RWTH Aachen University and the University of Liège.