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With two decades of experience in global transformational leadership, profitable business growth, and innovation commercialization, I currently continue Vice President level roles as Strategic Innovation Management and Venture Building at Nokia Bell Labs. I am also a Member of the Board of Directors at Helkama Velox, serve on the Board of Directors for a New Startup, and function as a Senior Startup Mentor at Helsinki University Nexus Incubator/Accelerator, and proudly work as volunteer and coach on my own time.Equipped with an Executive MBA, my trajectory from technology leadership and B2B sales to spearheading digitalization and AI underscores my proficiency in navigating the intersection of technology, strategy and business. Specializing in orchestrating major corporate transformations, I showcase a unique ability to synthesize innovation, business strategy, and venture building. My track record not only includes successful global strategy execution but also extends to adept stakeholder management, demonstrating a capacity to drive impactful changes within large corporations.In my current roles, I leverage my expertise in business, strategy, people, and technology to build new ventures with talented entrepreneurs, drive innovation and value creation in various industrial verticals and enterprises, using cloud, data, and AI solutions. This is the new spearheading way of driving innovation and shaping the future of AI-driven technologies with groundbreaking solutions for corporations and startups.I have an unique and proven track record of creating and executing global strategies and roadmaps that address customer needs and market opportunities, as well as developing and commercializing novel technologies and products that lead to industry revolutions all the way from startup size to multi-billion corporations. I have also been involved in major business transformations and restructurings, and have successfully managed multiple stakeholder relationships at all levels. SMALL PRINTThe views and opinions expressed in my LinkedIn posts and profile, as well as any article that I have published, are my own and not those of any of my current, previous, or future employers.

Listed skills include Leadership, Research And Development, Growth Strategies, Technology Management, and 46 others.