Mario Herger
Mario Herger is CEO, founder and partner of Enterprise Gamification Consultancy LLC, a strategic consulting group focused on gamification, innovation, social business, and intrapreneurship in the enterprise. He had been Senior Innovation Strategist at SAP Labs in Palo Alto, California and Global Head of the Gamification Initiative at SAP where he worked for 15 years. He also co-founded in 2013 and leads the Austrian Innovation Center Silicon Valley (AICSV) that connects Austrian and CEE startups and companies with the Silicon Valley. In his work as a gamification consultant and at SAP, Mario has encountered and supported gamification efforts in the enterprise from multiple levels and departments, including Sustainability, On Demand, Mobile, HR, Training and Education, and Banking. Mario has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Vienna University of Technology and an undergraduate degree in International Business Management from the Vienna University of Economy.