Ralf Wahlsten

Since 1999, Ralf Wahlsten has been actively helping entrepreneurs as a business angel with company start-up processes, collaboration with international investors, providing guidance on strategic due diligence, management assessments, and planning for exits. Ralf carried a key role in assisting the MySQL AB founders develop the first business plan, strengthening the Board, hiring of the CEO (Mårten Mickos), and structuring the first Financing Rounds. Ralf remained an active advisor to the MySQL Founders and the MySQL leadership until the exit to Sun Microsystems. In Management Consulting, Ralf has broad experience in areas like Corporate and Business Strategy Development, Business process reengineering and Marketing Strategy from top consulting firms like AT Kearney, Booz-Allen and Indevo. Ralf has industry experience across multiple areas from IT and telecom to manufacturing and industrial services. Ralf holds a Master of Science in Engineering from Helsinki University of Technology.