Lars Leipson (né Suhren)

Lars Leipson (né Suhren) has a diverse work experience that spans various industries and roles. Lars began their career in 2014 as a Management Consultant at Roland Berger, where they worked until 2017. During their time there, they gained valuable experience in strategic management consulting.

In 2017, Lars joined the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as a Strategy Consultant, focusing on the creation of a corporate venture capital fund and implementing agile corporate re-organization strategies. Lars remained with BCG until 2020.

In 2019, Lars co-founded a social non-governmental organization called doin' good and served as co-CEO. Over the years, the organization has helped over 500 people annually.

In 2020, Lars joined Statista as a Senior Director of Market Insights, where they were responsible for developing and selling quantitative and qualitative data for various sectors. Lars played a crucial role in expanding the market insights product on the Statista platform.

Looking ahead, Lars plans to co-found Lit-X in 2023. This venture aims to leverage data and AI to assist publishers, publishing distributors, agents, and authors in achieving more successful publishing outcomes through trend scouting, data-driven price setting, and predicting literature success.

Lars Leipson (né Suhren) has a diverse education history spanning multiple institutions and fields of study. In 2007-2010, they pursued their Bachelor's degree in Social Science and Psychology at Bielefeld University. Following this, in 2011-2013, Lars earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Management & Entrepreneurship from Leuphana University of Lüneburg. During their Master's program, in 2012, they also participated in a training program in Global Leadership at San Jose State University. Lars further expanded their academic pursuits by becoming a Visiting Graduate Student at Columbia University's Columbia Business School in 2012-2013. Most recently, in 2022, Lars completed an Executive Education program in Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption at INSEAD.