Education
MIT Sloan School of Management
, Artificial Intelligence - Executive Program 2022-02-01 - 2022-04-01CA Controller Akademie AG
Diplom Controller, Financial Controlling 1991-01-01 - 1993-01-01Management School Bad Harzburg
Marketing Manager, Strategic Marketing 1985-01-01 - 1985-01-01University of Stuttgart
Electronic Engineer, Electronic Engineering 1971-01-01 - 1975-01-01Social Media Academy San Francisco
Faculty, Social Media 2009-01-01 - 2009-01-01Work Experience
BlueCallom Corp.
Current
BlueCallom Corp.
World Innovations Forum Foundation
Current
World Innovations Forum Foundation
Infinigate Group
Current
Infinigate Group
Techstars Startup Weekend
2016-09-01 - 2020-10-01
Techstars Startup Weekend
Kickstart Innovation
2016-08-01 - 2020-10-01
Kickstart Innovation
Social Media - Academy
2008-12-01 - 2012-10-01
Social Media - Academy
SIIA
2006-10-01 - 2009-09-01
SIIA
BlueRoads
2000-10-01 - 2006-12-01
BlueRoads
Webstock
1999-01-01 - 2001-11-01
Webstock
Infinigate Group
1995-04-01 - 2001-10-01
Infinigate Group
Skills
Summary
As CEO of the most advanced Agentic AI Solutions company, BlueCallom, I work with some of the most agile and smartest people, helping small and large enterprises tackle their most burning challenges and prepare for the next or Neo Intelligence Revolution. We are creating a company that helps humanity advance through AI solutions, and augmenting human intelligence to the degree that the combination of H&A Intelligence will be the top class of intelligent behavior. This TEDx Talk explains what triggered me to start BlueCallom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9F7QHWLLLU MY BUSINESS HISTORY 2020: Ignited by the early work of Generative AI (GPT 3), I founded BlueCallom and returned to office. We decided to focus on enterprise-grade Agentic AI Solutions that enable organizations to do things that were impossible before: Autonomous Productivity Amplification, Autonomous Innovation, Autonomous Multi-Tier Partner Networks, and more. In 2024, I received the German Innovation Award for our innovation framework and GPTBlue software, and was awarded “Most Influential CEO 2024 Switzerland in Gen AI business solutions”. - 2013 retired and created the Society3 Startup Accelerator, 2014 named one of the 100 most influential accelerators. Conducted programs in Silicon Valley, Europe and Asia, In 2016 turned it into a foundation, World Innovations Forum. - 2001 Founder & CEO of Silicon Valley-based BlueRoads, a partner management software. with a patented innovation for sales lead distribution. Initially funded by The Angels Forum, then venture funded by Eldorado Ventures, Cardinal Ventures, and Arrow Path. Exit in 2007. - 1997 Pioneered equity-based crowdfunding and created Webstock Corp., the first digital stock exchange - Sold it in 2001. -1996 Founder & CEO Infinigate, a Leading IT security provider. Funded through private placement on Webstock. Today over $2 Billion in revenue. -1983 Founder & CEO Computer 2000. With its highly disruptive business model, C2000 bypassed 8,000 tech distributors and became the world's largest technology provider. VC Funded by Deutsche Bank WFG. IPO in 1996. After several mergers, today $56 Billion in revenue as TD Synnex. Started my career at Rockwell International, working on innovative digital products used by Nasa in the Space Shuttle.