Benedikt Lehnert

Benedikt Lehnert has a diverse and extensive work experience. Benedikt is currently serving as the Chief Design Officer at Stark since April 2022. Prior to this, they were an Entrepreneurship & Design Fellow at Princeton University starting in June 2023.

Benedikt has also held significant positions at renowned companies. At SAP, from January 2021 to April 2022, they served as the Chief Design Officer, responsible for leading the cultural reset of putting UX back in the center of product development, managing a team of 1000 designers, researchers, and UX engineers.

Previously, Benedikt worked at Microsoft in various roles including Director of Product Design for Microsoft Fluent, Office, and M365 Experiences, Director of Product Design for M365 Mobile Experiences & Strategy, Director of Product Design for Outlook, Director of Product Design for Outlook iOS, Android & Mac, and Director of Product Design for Wunderlist. Benedikt contributed to these roles between June 2015 and January 2021.

Before Microsoft, Benedikt was a Student Mentor at Stanford Design Initiative from November 2014 to November 2015. Benedikt also held the position of Chief Design Officer at 6Wunderkinder between February 2012 and June 2015.

In addition, Benedikt has served as a Mentor at Google Launchpad from September 2014 to April 2015, and as a Mentor at Seedcamp from May 2013 to December 2014.

Earlier in their career, Benedikt held positions at Perma Cryo Technologie GmbH, where they were the CPO from January 2011 to January 2012, and Head of Marketing + Brandmanagement from November 2008 to January 2012. Benedikt was also the Chief Creative Officer, Partner & Co-Founder at SQUILD GmbH from January 2007 to October 2008.

Overall, Benedikt Lehnert's work experience showcases their expertise and leadership in design and innovation across multiple industries and organizations.

Benedikt Lehnert has attended the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saarbrücken for an unspecified period of time. No specific degree or field of study has been mentioned.