Andreas Folkestad

Andreas Folkestad has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Andreas currently works at Stendahls as a Strategy, Innovation & Design thinking professional. Andreas is also the Chief Executive Officer at Turing Gallery. In their own company, Folkestad Creative Media, they specialize in digital innovation, UX design, and strategic planning. Andreas has previously worked as a Digital Strategist consultant at Polestar and as a Lead Strategic Designer and Senior Strategic Designer at both Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and BCG Digital Ventures. Andreas has also held roles such as UX strategist, concept designer, planner, planner, and UX strategist at Stendahls and Crispin Porter Bogusky respectively. Before that, they worked as a User Experience Designer at Semcon and as a Master thesis student for Electrolux.

Andreas Folkestad obtained their Master's degree in Industrial Design Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology, where they studied from 2005 to 2012. In addition, from 2010 to 2011, they pursued a Master's degree in Design at Politecnico di Milano.