Alex is a data executive, advisor, author and speaker. As “Doctor Data”, he helped more than 30 organizations in Europe to advance their data and AI strategy. He is co-leading the Zalando Data Foundation, a tech team of 130 people, and drives the data analytics and data mesh transformation across the Zalando Group. Before, he led the global data strategy at Volkswagen Group and VW Financial Services and advised Fortune 500 companies as a consultant at Gartner and IBM. He is the co-author of the books “Ultimate Data and AI Guide” and “Driving Digital Transformation through Data and AI”.