About
Carsten Linz is an entrepreneurial leader and renowned expert in large-scale business transformation. In almost 20 years in executive roles focused on software-, data-, and digitally fueled growth, he has built-up several €100 million businesses and led company-wide transformation programs affecting more than 60,000 employees. His most recent capacities include Group Digital Officer at BASF, Business Development Officer at SAP and Global Head of the Center for Digital Leadership. He holds various advisory board seats, e.g. for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) ‚Digital Platforms and Digital Ecosystems’ and the WEF‘s ‚Digital Enterprise’ projects, serves on the committee of Europe’s largest seed stage fund and acts as a business angel for several fast-growing companies. As adjunct faculty member, he teaches in executive programs at European School of Management & Technology Berlin, Mannheim Business School, University of St. Gallen, and Stanford Graduate School. He is a sought-after keyn…
Experience
Ceo & Founder
bluegain GmbH · Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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Dr. Carsten Linz is the CEO and founder of bluegain, a company that helps leaders in their challenging missions to transform established companies at the intersection of digital, business model, and sustainability shift to gain the competitive edge.
Member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network
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Member of the World Economic Forum’s Expert Network, which brings together close to 5,500 leading experts from academia, business, government, international organizations, civil society, the arts, and the media. It is designed to promote interdisciplinary and innovative thinking about the future, challenge conventional wisdom, and develop new ideas related to industry, regional and global agendas.
Digital Enterprise Project
Chair of Technology & Innovation Board (Neb)
Shareability · Los Angeles, California, United States
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Shareability reinvents how brands are built in our noisy, digital age. The Technology & Innovation Board makes sure that technology enable Shareability’s core capabilities effectively to scale-out business success in brand building. The Shareability Brand Studio, combines Hollywood storytelling with technology and digital distribution. Powered by a next generation storytelling engine, Shareability drives massive engagement and growth for some of the biggest brands and celebrities in the world.
Board of Advisors (Neb) - Member Executive Council
o9 Solutions, Inc. · Dallas County, Texas, United States
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o9 Solutions is a leading AI-powered platform for integrated business planning and decision-making, which unlocks new value for businesses, customers, and society. o9 Solutions was named one of America’s 500 fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times.
Senior Lecturer Stanford Graduate School
Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford
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Advisory Board Member
Social Impact Hub · Berlin
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Advisory Board Member and Mentor for Social Entrepreneurs. The Social Impact Lab is a platform for social entrepreneurs, freelancers and companies working in all aspects of social entrepreneurship. The Labs network offer physical space for working, networking and exchange, business advice and start-up support.
Senior Lecturer
University of St. Gallen - HSG
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Senior Lecturer for Business Model Innovation. HSG rankings include #1 Financial Times worldwide in Master Strategy and International Management, #15 in Executive Education, and 23 Master of Business Administration, #1 in Handelsblatt Ranking.
Adjunct Faculty Member
Mannheim Business School · Mannheim
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Adjunct Faculty Member and Senior Lecture for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Management. MBS ranking include #16 in the Economist Executive MBA Programs, #16 in the International Financial Times Masters in Management, #12 in the Ranking of Bloomberg Businessweek, # 2 in the Global Financial Times Executive Education.
Group Digital Officer
BASF · Ludwigshafen
As Group Digital Officer (CDIO), led digital transformation of all BASF divisions in collaboration with Presidents and as part of Group-IT: Digital business models, CRM / customer experience incl. global Salesforce roll-out, intelligent business incl. AI and advanced analytics, supply chain / network optimization, digital ecosystems, Results: Established new product-based organization - Digital & IT integrated, +450 FTE - working agile incl. DevOps. Development of Group-wide AI strategy, Microsoft Award 2019 for BASF Data Lake. Awarded top-50 thought leader for ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘Digital Disruption’ (Thinkers 360)
Education
Harvard Business School
Leading Professional Services Firms
Mannheim Business School
MBS & Spencer Stuart Directors’ Forum for Supervisory Board Members
MIT Sloan School of Management
Entrepreneurship Development Program
MIT Sloan School of Management
System Dynamics
IMD
Managing the Extended Supply Chain
Harvard Business School
Leading Change and Organizational Renewal
INSEAD
Corporate Strategy Seminar
University of Bern
PhD, Innovation Management/ Entrepreneurship
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Diploma, Economic Engineering
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