Philippe Picalek is an accomplished executive with extensive experience in sales and leadership roles across various technology companies. Currently serving as Vice President for Northern Europe at MicroStrategy since July 2023, Philippe previously held the position of Regional Vice President at Cloudera, where responsibilities included overseeing data cloud solutions. Prior to this, Philippe was Country Sales Head for Oracle's HCM Cloud in Switzerland, leading the transformation of Human Capital Management capabilities. Philippe's career also includes significant roles at Gartner, focusing on the financial services sector, and earlier positions at Regus and TradeDoubler. Philippe holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Zurich.