Ahmet Emre Acar

As CEO and Founder, I spearheaded AI training for prominent organizations like YPO, EO, and the Freemasons in East Africa. I successfully trained over 100 executives and 40 teams, leading to over $15M in operational savings and new growth opportunities.

As Principal Advisor, I drove €68M in platform revenue and generated over $1B in customer impact across various enterprise sectors. I consistently achieved perfect customer satisfaction ratings in strategic C-level engagements.

As CEO and Founder, I built a suite of 5 AI products at McKinsey, which significantly sped up operations and saved 25 FTE. I also achieved a €300K cost reduction for Google's International Event Design.

As Director of People & Organisation, I achieved 30% organic growth by strategically hiring tech workers. I successfully introduced design thinking at scale within the organization within six months.

As CPO and Co-founder, I built an AI-based workshop system utilized by SingularityU and TED for running executive workshops at scale. I successfully trained over 50 CEOs using this innovative system.

As CPO and Co-founder of this digital incubator, I led the creation of several innovative projects including a drone racing league and a tech school for refugees. I also developed digital training programs for major corporations like Volkswagen.

As Innovation Lead for Energy Management, I achieved $50K in savings for an internal event platform serving 30K users. I also secured $2M in savings for the Technical Learning Center in Berlin, earning two corporate bronze awards.

As a Design Thinking Program Manager, I trained over 100 managers in design thinking methodologies. I successfully completed 11 projects with a combined budget of $8M across various international locations.

As a Program Manager, I co-founded and successfully launched the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society Research (HIIG) within six months. This initiative generated over 1000 articles in various media outlets.

As a Research and Ph.D. candidate, I was instrumental in building the School of Design Thinking. My research focused on innovation methodologies, and I trained over 80 students and 30 executives.

As a Software Engineer, I received the best e-Learning award in Germany in 2002. I successfully launched an LMS at three universities in Berlin, reaching 100K students, and built seven e-Learning applications.

Activities and societies: Built the School of Design Thinking, ran 8 projects and built the design thinking research network.

Built the School of Design Thinking and conducted research on innovation methodologies. Trained over 80 students and 30 executives, managed 8 projects, and established a design thinking research network.

Grade: 1.0

Received the best grade for a master's thesis (1.0) on using 3D gaming systems in media creation. Focused on AI (neural networks), information society, computer linguistics, and human-machine interaction.

Activities and societies: Ran 2 research projects and 4 seminars, launched academic conference on digital media (NMI).

Conducted research and teaching in Design Thinking, managing two research projects and four seminars. Also launched an academic conference on digital media (NMI).