Philipp Mueller

Chief Analyst & Product Officer

Bio

Philipp is a seasoned Strategy, Product and Technology executive with a keen sense for transformation and innovation in the B2B Technology and Information Services space. With a proven track record of driving enterprise growth, efficiency, and executive alignment in global, matrixed organizations, his collaborative customer-focused approach has consistently enhanced enterprise performance.

 

Prior to Outsell, Philipp served as the Senior Vice President and Global Head of Strategy & Business Development at Thomson Reuters, a leading NYSE-listed business information services company. In this role, he spearheaded numerous initiatives, from authoring the company’s cross-enterprise growth strategy and revamping its capital allocation processes, to restructuring its Partnership activities and shaping its M&A pipeline.

 

With a strong command of AI, technology, and the information services value chain across global markets and industry verticals, Philipp’s expertise extends to board and C-level growth strategy development, product roadmap design and prioritization, and enterprise investment prioritization & capital allocation.

 

An alumnus of the University of Oxford and University of Warwick, Philipp holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and a Master of Engineering in Electronic & Systems Engineering, respectively.

 

A cosmopolitan leader with a passion for fostering international relations, Philipp is multilingual and has lived and worked throughout Europe and the Americas — most recently Switzerland, the US, and the UK — and travelled to over 40 countries, bringing a rich, global perspective to his leadership roles.

 

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Philipp is an advisor and board member to technology start-ups, offering valuable insights into product, technology, and commercial strategy. His comprehensive expertise, international exposure, and commitment to innovation make him a formidable leader in the B2B Technology and Information Services sector.

Expertise

  • Board and C-level growth strategy development
  • Enterprise investment prioritization & capital allocation
  • Operating model & organizational design
  • Business development & partnership development
  • M&A deal-sourcing, origination, and diligence
  • Digital transformation & change management
  • Product roadmap design & prioritization
  • Commercial model design for B2B software solutions

Education

Philipp received his M.Sc. in Computer Science from Oxford University and his M.Eng. in Electronic & Systems Engineering from Warwick University, graduating summa cum laude and awarded best dissertation for his work on distributed computing. Awarded student fellowship by the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

Experience

  • Thomson Reuters
  • Reuters
  • Deutsche Bank
  • SAP

Connect

Linkedin: Philipp Mueller

More About Philipp

Movies I Like

Anything by Wes Anderson, Grand Budapest Hotel being a favourite; anything with a good plot twist, like The Usual Suspects, Inception, or 12 Monkeys.

Music I Listen To

Classical, Mid-Century Lounge, Electronic

Favorite Cities

London, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo

Power Breakfast

Double espresso connecting off a red-eye

Best Vacation I've Taken

Eastern & Oriental Express

First Car

2022 Tesla

Favorite Reads

  • Fortune’s Formula – for its coverage of Claude Shannon, the birth of information theory, the value of information, and the ‘edge’ it can create
  • Anything by PG Wodehouse
  • Case Study Houses: The Complete CSH Program, Neutra: Complete Works, and other architectural tomes
  • The Economist – pithy and well-written
  • The Financial Times – I go for the excellent coverage, I stay for the comments section