Stefan BokämperFounder

United States - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Stefan is an experienced professional with 20 years of CEO, CTO, product management and R&D / engineering development experience in blue chip as well as fast growing start-up companies in high tech and energy industries. His comprehensive understanding of product development, software engineering, business operations, quality management and team building, along with his strong business partnership skills help him repeated launch novel technologies into early and fast growth markets.

Stefan led the development of a groundbreaking new acoustic transducer technology at ClearView Audio including the transition from R&D stage through manufacturing, product launch and sales distribution, raised $11m in funding, developed a broad IP portfolio, secured key business partnerships and won the CES Best of Show award. At SMaL Camera Technologies he led the product management function including system design for digital cameras and product definition for a cell phone image sensor that was the basis for sale of the company to Cypress Semiconductor. At Siemens Mobile Phones Stefan had $500+ million P/L for a cell phone product and managed all aspects of product conception and development. He was deeply involved in Software and UI feature definition for the phone OS and served as product liaison for the Siemens Mobile Venture Group. Stefan co-founded and led Easy Energy, Germany’s first smart metering start-up, and launched an innovative payment system for electricity. Earlier in his career Stefan developed innovation strategies at a utility and worked as a strategy consultant for the energy industry at PA Consulting. Stefan is co-author of 9 patents. He holds an MBA as well as a PhD in Computer Simulations, MS in Energy Engineering and BS in Mechanical Engineering.