Thomas Achtelstetter

Thomas Achtelstetter has a diverse work experience spanning various industries. Thomas is currently the Chief Product Officer & Head of Strategy at Train Effective since July 2021. Prior to this role, they served as the Head of Product and Strategy at Train Effective from July 2020 to July 2021.

In 2019, Thomas worked at adidas as an Innovation Strategy & Head Office MBA Intern from September 2019 to March 2020. Before that, they were a Strategy & Operations MBA Intern at SportStack, where they developed an expansion strategy for Europe with the CEO, from July to August 2019.

Thomas's earlier work experiences include an Operations & Business Development Internship at Startupbootcamp FinTech in 2015, where they gained experience in operations and business development. Thomas also worked as a Junior Partner in the Family Business at Achtelstetter Vineyard Estate from August 2010 to September 2014.

Furthermore, Thomas served as a Cultural Ambassador at HHS International Cultural Exchange Center from December 2013 to May 2014. Thomas also had an internship role as a Commercial Finance Intern at adidas Group in October to November 2012.

Additionally, Thomas has a background in sports as a Professional Football Player in the Youth Academy at 1.FC Nürnberg from January 2007 to January 2009. Thomas was also a Professional Youth Footballer in the DFB Talent Development Programme (pre-stage of German National Team) from September 2006 to September 2008.

Thomas Achtelstetter completed their high school education at Georg-Wilhelm-Steller-Gymnasium from 2005 to 2013. In 2014, they obtained the Chinese Proficiency Test HSK (Level 3) certification from Confucius Institute Online. In 2010, they obtained the Diplôme D'études en Langue Française (DELF A2) certification from Deutsch-Französisches Institut Erlangen. Thomas then pursued a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Management Science at UCL from 2014 to 2017. Following that, Thomas attended the University of Oxford and obtained a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies from 2017 to 2018. Lastly, they completed their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford from 2018 to 2019.