Alexander Rinke, co-CEO and co-founder of Celonis

Alexander Rinke is co-CEO and co-founder of Celonis, the market leader in AI-enhanced Process Mining and Process Excellence software. Rinke is responsible for the overall business strategy of the company. As one of the company’s co-founders, he was awarded the “Deutsche Zukunftspreis” by Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2019.
Before founding Celonis in 2011 Rinke worked for Munich Re in Munich and Hong Kong and was responsible for the support and development of algorithmic trading systems at KK Invest. He studied mathematics in Munich and Paris. In 2016, Rinke was featured on the European Forbes "30 under 30" list - an overview of young, outstanding personalities who, through their merits and successes, exert significant influence in their respective fields and provide forward-looking impulses.

23.04.1989: Born in Munich
1999 – 2007: High School Diploma (Abitur) at Werner-von-Siemens Gymnasium, Berlin
2005 – 2007: Founder and managing director of SNV Berlin GbR, tutoring agency for Berlin students
2007 – 2010: BSc, Mathematics – TU Munich
2007: Internship in Portfolio Management – Inter Hannover, Bracknell, Great Britain
2007 – 2010: Founding and management of the “Strategy and Structure” task force, participation in various projects with practice partners – Academy Consult e.V
2008: Internship in Casualty Underwriting, Client Management and Innovative Solutions Team for China and South East Asia – Munich RE, Munich
2008 – 2009: Development and support of algorithmic trading systems, KK Invest GmbH, Munich
2009: Working student in Client Management for China and South East Asia, Munich RE, Munich
2009 – 2010: Exchange semester – École Polytechnique in Paris, France
2010 – 2011: Internship in portfolio and client management in the claims department – Munich RE, Hong Kong, China
Since 2011: co-Founder and co-CEO of Celonis – Primary responsibilities: Corporate strategy, product strategy, sales in USA and LATAM