Dr. Sven Beiker

Biography

Sven Beiker is a Lecturer at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and Managing Director of Silicon Valley Mobility, an independent consulting and advisory firm. His expertise encompasses electrification, automation, connectivity, and the sharing of automobiles through the lens of new technologies and business models. His teaching at GSB reflects his extensive professional engagements and prior consulting work. Before his current role, he served as an Expert Consultant on mobility topics at McKinsey & Company for 2.5 years. He was the Executive Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford, an industry affiliates program launched in 2008, working alongside Stanford Professors Gerdes, Nass, and Thrun. Dr. Beiker has over 13 years of experience with the BMW Group from 1995 to 2008, focusing on technology scouting, innovation management, systems design, and series development, with particular expertise in chassis and powertrain projects. He has worked at major automotive technology locations including Germany, Silicon Valley, and Detroit. Dr. Beiker received his MS in 1995 and PhD in 1999 in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany, and has published various technical papers while holding patents in vehicle dynamics and powertrain technology.

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