Commencement Speaker

Christoph Burkhardt is a five-time author, serial founder, and trusted strategic advisor based in San Francisco. He has coached more than 300 startup teams, served as global CEO of a health-tech company, and advised Fortune 500 organizations including BMW, Pfizer, SAP, Allianz, and Aldi. His most recent book, Don’t Be a Robot: Seven Survival Strategies for the Age of Artificial Intelligence, explores how humans can remain relevant, ethical, and effective in an AI-driven world. A graduate with distinction from the London School of Economics, Burkhardt is a regular faculty member and guest lecturer at institutions such as Stanford University, ETH Zurich, and LMU Munich, and has been named one of Europe’s Top 100 Speakers.