Alexandra Menke

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Head of Strategy & Operations | Office of the CEO at Lucid Motors

New York, New York, United States

Overview

Alexandra Menke is a global business executive at Lucid Motors with extensive experience at Fortune 500 firms like Google and Credit Suisse. Her expertise spans M&A, technology, risk management, AI, and cybersecurity. She holds two Executive MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School.

Passionate about corporate governance and diversity, Alexandra is an active board member for multiple organizations. Her international experience is significant, having worked in eight countries across three continents, and she is fluent in five languages, including German, Spanish, and French.

Unique fact: While at Google, she was instrumental in growing the Cloud divisions revenue by 440% to $27 billion.

Personality Overview

Quality Focused

Hard To Convince

Thorough Evaluator

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service  They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Topics They Care About

Board Diversity
Recognized in "50 Women to Watch for Boards" and actively posts about the importance of diverse corporate boards and inclusive leadership.
Corporate Governance
Her experience includes managing Board of Directors and Enterprise Risk Management committees, making corporate governance a core professional focus.
Go-to-Market Strategy
As Global Head of Sales Strategy at Google Cloud, she designed compensation for 5, 000 sales professionals and defined GTM strategies across continents.

Media Appearances

GM hires new head of strategy from Lucid Motors. Featured in Reuters

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Lucid Strengthens Leadership Team as Company Prepares for Growth. Featured in Lucid Motors Investor Relations

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Lucid Announces Organizational Changes to Accelerate Growth, Optimize Decision-Making and Strengthen Global Expansion. Featured in Lucid Motors Investor Relations

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Work History

9-2025
Head of Strategy & Operations | Office of the CEO at Lucid Motors
12-2023 - 9-2025
Co-Founder & COO | Board Member at SmartBlocks
9-2019 - 12-2023
Global Head of Sales Strategy and Operations, Google Cloud at Google
9-2018 - 9-2019
Head of Sales Finance, Google Cloud at Google
9-2016 - 9-2018
Director at Credit Suisse

Education

2010 - 2012
MBA (Global Executive MBA) from Columbia Business School
2010 - 2012
MBA (Global Executive MBA) from London Business School

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Insights For Selling To Alexandra

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase your competitive superiority clearly when possible or address it at the minimum
  • Be prepared for comments or questions that are critical of your product or your claims
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points instead of anecdotes and examples

DONT's

  • Avoid too much small talk, just a few formal pleasantries should be fine
  • Don’t nudge them to do something by using the logic that others have done the same
  • Avoid making strong statements, instead invite them to agree with you by asking them questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alexandra is

  • ROI matters the most to them, followed by process and finally proof of results
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alexandra

  • They might hesitate a little, but will go ahead and say no when necessary (or asked)

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alexandra move?

  • They are unlikely to move very fast, especially when it comes to new products or services
  • Can Alexandra take some risk or not?

  • They have relatively low risk-appetite and are not very likely to go for something unproven and risky

You And Alexandra

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