Juergen Dold is an experienced business leader currently serving as the CEO of Optimist, Inc. since August 2009, specializing in brand experience. Prior to this role, Juergen held positions as a Partner at Neighbor from March 2008 to August 2009, and as Vice President of Marketing at EMAK from November 2004 to March 2008. Additional experience includes serving as a Senior Consultant at BBDO in 2003, CEO of Transkey from 2000 to 2003, and Strategy Consultant at Accenture from 1998 to 2000. Juergen Dold holds a Master of Science in Business Administration from San Diego State University and a Diplom-Kaufmann in Marketing and Industrial Management from the University of Mannheim.