Millischer worked as Partner Information Services with Forentecwhere he conducted OSINT analyses and led AML/KYC checks. Previously, he was Head of the OSINT team with AC Assets Control (2021–2024), where he developed approaches to risk assessment and network analysis. Between 2012 and 2021, he was a member of the Editor-in-chief of Handelszeitung He led a team of five, introduced special editions on the digitisation of the economy and moderated economic conferences. From 2009 to 2012, he was Deputy Head of the Business News Department at the Aargauer Zeitung / CH Media.

As a lecturer at, among others, the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Millischer teaches the interface between AI technologies and investigative methods. He is considered a pioneer in AI-supported information gathering and offers seminars on OSINT investigations and data collection from public sources.

University of Basel: Master of Arts in German Studies, Media and Communication Studies, and Philosophy (2001–2007).

ZHAW School of Management and LawMaster of Advanced Studies in Business Administration (2010–2012) with a thesis on paid content models.

Wharton Business School (USA): Participation in the Seminars for Business Journalists (2013).

University of St. Gallen: CAS in Communication and Management (2016–2017).

ACFE: Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) since 2021.

In addition, he has certificates and training in areas including Cybercrime-Investigations, crypto AML and forensic accounting

Millischer brings many years of experience from the investigative business journalism He worked for SRF, Ringier and CH Media and was a member of the editorial board of Handelszeitung. Dort nutzte Millischer bereits früh OSINT, um den Recherche-Journalismus voranzutreiben.

Thanks to his wide range of expertise – from OSINT to combating economic crime and deep-dive research – Sven Millischer is a sought-after expert in AI-assisted investigations in German-speaking countries. His professional career shows how he combines investigative journalism, academic research and practice-oriented intelligence work to set new standards in business intelligence.