Jochen Kleinknecht

Jochen Kleinknecht is a highly accomplished executive with extensive experience across various corporate functions, including high-tech, private equity, consumer goods, and bio-tech industries. He is renowned for his success in leading teams, managing projects, and delivering excellent results. Jochen is an excellent communicator, analytical, and strategically adept. With a Ph.D. from Stanford University, he has unique expertise in high tech and Big Data analytics. He possesses an outstanding ability to translate complex data into business insights, enabling him to develop disruptive strategies that positively impact organizations' growth.

Jochen has owned a $60+M P&L and managed 500+FTEs in his previous roles, including Chief Operating Officer at Concord, Head of Global Customer Operations - Enterprise, Head of Business Operations - Enterprise, and Head of Business Operations - Global Solutions Organization at LinkedIn, among others. Additionally, he has served as VP, Corporate Strategy at NetApp, and VP of Strategy & Planning, Platform Systems Division, and Sr. Director, Head of Business Strategy, Platform Systems Group, and Sr. Director, Head of Strategy & Planning, Foundation Technologies at Juniper Networks. Before that, he worked as a Partner, Managing Member at B Street Capital, LLC, and as a Consultant and Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group.

Jochen's specialties include strategy, operations, customer success, customer support, sales, marketing, corporate finance, portfolio analysis, strategic due diligence, shareholder value, private equity, pricing, change management, analytics, operational excellence, team management, executive influence and presence, GTM strategy, growth strategy, product strategy, technology strategy, growth operations, small business, demand generation, and revenue operations. He studied at CentraleSupelec, where he earned an M.S., and Stanford University Graduate School of Business for the Stanford Executive Program - SEP13.