Alex Stern is part of Autodesk’s Cross-Industry Strategy team, focusing on initiatives that span the entire organization. He initially joined Autodesk to head up the global automotive industry strategy. Before joining Autodesk, he spent eight years in management consulting, working on transformation projects for a range of clients in technology-intensive industries. Stern started his professional career at BMW Group’s innovation management unit. Alex holds a PhD in business administration from Copenhagen Business School and lives in Munich with his family of four.