Max Wessel

Max currently serves as Co-CEO of Degreed, the global leader in skills-first learning. Max was most recently an Executive Vice President at SAP, where he led the end-to-end SaaS transformation of SAP’s learning business. In his 12 years at SAP, Max served in leadership roles for sales operations, strategy, product development, and finance. Max is a deep believer in skill building as a path to a more equitable society and remains active in the world of education. He writes and teaches on the subjects of strategy and product development, having served for eight years on the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. In addition to his role at Degreed, Max serves on the Board of Directors of ActivTrak, as an advisor to Masterclass, and as a Venture Partner at NextGen Venture Partners.Max holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from Northwestern University.