Alexander Pihlainen

Alexander Pihlainen has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. In 2019, they became a Founding Partner & CEO of Bou, a brand company that works with numerous trendsetting brands in Europe and the US. Prior to that, they served as a Board Member at Helsinki Marketing from 2018 to 2020. Alexander also held leadership positions at Slush, where they were the President from 2018 to 2019 and the CMO from 2016 to 2018. Slush is a leading series of startup and tech events. Alexander has also worked as a Junior Associate at Unilever in 2015, a Junior Planner at Kurio // The Social Media Age(ncy) from 2014 to 2015, and as a Junior Brand Manager at Day 2 Group Oy in 2012-2013. Additionally, they served in various roles at the Association of Economics Students of Helsinki (KY ry) and Suomen Ekonomiliitto. Alexander started their career as a Salesman at TeliaSonera in 2011.

Alexander Pihlainen obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in International Management from CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education. Alexander pursued this degree from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that, they attended Aalto University from 2010 to 2017, where they earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree from Aalto University School of Business. Unfortunately, the specific field of study for this degree is not provided. In 2015, Alexander Pihlainen also attended Stockholm School of Economics where they focused on Finance and Strategy for a brief period. Furthermore, in 2014, they participated in an exchange program at Nanyang Technological University Singapore, although the degree obtained during this program is not mentioned.