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C-Suite Tech Executive | Two-Time Founder | Board Advisor & Investor
What makes me a high-impact Advisor & Board Member:
I bridge the gap between high-velocity startup agility and rigorous corporate scaling. As a two-time founder with successful exits to global market leaders (Amazon Group, Otto Group), I know the operational friction of early-stage scaling from the inside. Combined with over a decade of ExCom-level experience governing a €4.5B business line and managing an €18M corporate venture investment budget, I bring proven expertise in pricing discipline, revenue operations (RevOps), Post-Merger Integration (PMI), and state-of-the-art tech stacks (AWS/Microsoft cloud infrastructure, GenAI enterprise governance).
As a certified supervisory board candidate (Deutsche Börse framework), I ensure strict financial discipline balanced with entrepreneurial execution.
Kind of companies that benefit most from my expertise:
• Venture-Backed Tech Startups & Scale-ups (Series A to Growth Stage) facing structural friction in platform architecture, international go-to-market, or commercial scaling.
• Private Equity Portfolios requiring an independent, hands-on board member to execute rapid turnaround strategies, post-acquisition integrations, or strategic preparation for high-profile corporate exits.
• Established Mid-Market Enterprises shifting from legacy transactional models to digital SaaS, cloud, or AI-driven ecosystem platforms.
Open to active advisory mandates, board seats, and selective co-investments where capital aligns with strategic operational value creation.
What makes me a high-impact Advisor & Board Member:
I bridge the gap between high-velocity startup agility and rigorous corporate scaling. As a two-time founder with successful exits to global market leaders (Amazon Group, Otto Group), I know the operational friction of early-stage scaling from the inside. Combined with over a decade of ExCom-level experience governing a €4.5B business line and managing an €18M corporate venture investment budget, I bring proven expertise in pricing discipline, revenue operations (RevOps), Post-Merger Integration (PMI), and state-of-the-art tech stacks (AWS/Microsoft cloud infrastructure, GenAI enterprise governance).
As a certified supervisory board candidate (Deutsche Börse framework), I ensure strict financial discipline balanced with entrepreneurial execution.
Kind of companies that benefit most from my expertise:
• Venture-Backed Tech Startups & Scale-ups (Series A to Growth Stage) facing structural friction in platform architecture, international go-to-market, or commercial scaling.
• Private Equity Portfolios requiring an independent, hands-on board member to execute rapid turnaround strategies, post-acquisition integrations, or strategic preparation for high-profile corporate exits.
• Established Mid-Market Enterprises shifting from legacy transactional models to digital SaaS, cloud, or AI-driven ecosystem platforms.
Open to active advisory mandates, board seats, and selective co-investments where capital aligns with strategic operational value creation.
Bernhard Steffens is an advisor and board member based in Germany, specialising in Airlines/Aviation. They speak English and German. They are open to advisory board and board director opportunities and are available for introductions through Boardio.
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