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Stefan Petzov

Sharpshooter · DISC type CD
Innovation and Partnerships at Swisscom
📍 Palo Alto, California, United States

Stefan Petzov leads Swisscoms Innovation Lab in Silicon Valley, focusing on strategic partnerships and cutting-edge tech like cloud computing and machine learning. People who have worked with him describe him as innovative, an out-of-the-box thinker, and a great team player with a strong business sense.

Beyond his corporate innovation role, Stefan is passionate about applying technology for social good. He actively contributes to the tech community as a board member for the Telecom Council and an advisory board member for the Big Data program at Rutgers.

He holds multiple patents, including one for a cloud verification and test automation platform.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Innovation and Partnerships
Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Stefan shows up

Rigorous & Demanding
Precise But Practical
ROI Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions. They like to stay in control of the negotiation or defining of the terms.

Priorities

Topics Stefan cares about

Autonomous AI Agents
His recent focus involves experimenting with AI agents, hosting panels on multi-agent systems, and analyzing their integration into real-world business processes.
Corporate Innovation
Leads Swisscom's innovation efforts in Silicon Valley, scouting new technologies and building strategic relationships with key industry players like VMware and Nvidia.
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Career

Work history

1-2015
Innovation and Partnerships
Swisscom
2-2019
Advisory Board Member
Big Data at Rutgers Advisory Board
7-2017
Board Member
Telecom Council
1-2018 - 2-2019
Official Member at Forbes Technology Council
Forbes Technology Council
8-2012 - 1-2015
Senior Solution Architect at Silicon Valley Innovation Center
NSN - Nokia Solutions and Networks
In the press

Media appearances

Swisscom and Ericsson – strategic partnership. Featured in Swisscom Newsroom
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Swisscom Enters Strategic Partnership With Salesforce Europe to Develop Sales Channels and Commercialize Innovations. Featured in Salesforce Europe Blog
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Education
2013 - 2013
Innovation Management
Stanford Continuing Studies
2009 - 2009
Information Framework (SID) Certificate
TM Forum training
1993 - 1998
Master of Science (MSc)
Technical University of Varna
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

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