Summary
Guido Baltes is a strategist, academic and serial entrepreneur who blends hands-on startup scaling with executive leadership in large IT services and research-driven innovation. He co-founded Coliquio (10x exit) and Unisphere and has led strategy and marketing at Siemens Business Services, demonstrating rare fluency in both corporate transformation and venture growth. As co-founder and scientific director of the IST research institute and a tenured professor, he publishes and teaches on corporate entrepreneurship, organizational ambidexterity and AI-based startup assessment tools. He serves on multiple supervisory boards and advisory panels across robotics, health and academic organizations, advising C-level teams on innovation-oriented growth. A self-described "paleolithic computing geek," his technical curiosity stretches back to early personal computers and informs pragmatic, technology-aware strategy. Based in Constance, Germany, he pairs aerospace engineering rigor (Dr.-Ing.) with INSEAD and Babson training in entrepreneurial leadership.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Dr.-Ing. Aerospace Engineering, Dr.-Ing. Aerospace Engineering at Bundeswehr University Munich
Master’s Degree Business Administration and Management, Master’s Degree Business Administration and Management at FernUniversität in Hagen
Corporate Strategic Management Program, Corporate Strategic Management Program at INSEAD
Entrepreneurial Leadership, Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College