Marcel Nickler grew up and lives in Switzerland. He has been married for over 33 years to his lovely wife and is the proud father of their two adult daughters. A passionate ultrarunner, he enjoys running in high mountain terrain and also fell in love with the desert during his Marathon des Sables adventure, which forms the heart of this book. Other passions and hobbies include reading, cooking, jazz, and skiing. In business, Marcel spent the majority of his professional career as a partner at an international management and technology consultancy where his focus was primarily on innovation and digital transformation. Marcel holds several non-executive board positions and invests a substantial part of his time empowering and developing people and teams. He is also regularly engaged in cultural and social affairs. Running the Sahara is Marcel's first book.