Alexander Ljung

Current

• Founder & CEO at SoundCloud

Past

• Consultant at Strategy & Interaction
• Author & Researcher at Trustmojo.com
• Founder at akryl.p

• Founder at Jung Studios
• Business & Product Developer at SF Anytime
• Student Researcher at KTH Human Computer Interaction
• Sound Designer & Composer at ALC Ljuddesign (sounddesign)

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Education

• Kungliga Tekniska högskolan
• Handelshögskolan i Stockholm
• Stockholms universitet

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Industry

Internet

Websites

• SoundCloud
• Personal Site
• Twitter

Alexander Ljung’s Summary

- Founder at SoundCloud Ltd.
- Consultant at Strategy & Interaction
- 1/2 of Trustmojo, author of book about trust on the internet
- Conference speaker
- Business & product development consultant at SF-Anytime.
- Published Human Computer Interaction researcher
- Owner of media production agency akryl.p.
- Exhibited interactive art installation artist.
- Sound designer and producer for several award winning interactive/newmedia projects, motion films & many international commercials. Productions shown at The Academy Awards, Göteborg Filmfestival & Cannes among many other stages.

Alexander Ljung’s Specialties:

Internet, social software, media, business development, consumer oriented technology innovation, interaction & experience design.

Alexander Ljung’s Experience

• Founder & CEO

  SoundCloud

  (Privately Held; Music industry)

  January 2007 — Present (3 years )

• Consultant

  Strategy & Interaction

  (Internet industry)

  January 2007 — January 2009 (2 years 1 month)

  Management consultant specializing in strategic interactive communication.

• Author & Researcher

  Trustmojo.com

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  June 2006 — August 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  Author, researcher and public speaker on interpersonal trust in online social spaces.

• Founder

  akryl.p

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  May 2002 — June 2007 (5 years 2 months)

  Running the media production agency akryl.p with clients such as ABSOLUT, The Coca Cola Company, MTV, VodaFone, Philips and many more.

• Founder

  Jung Studios

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  September 2003 — January 2007 (3 years 5 months)

  Owner of cross-media production studio.

• Business & Product Developer

  SF Anytime

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)

  April 2006 — June 2006 (3 months)

  Working for the management of Bonnier Entertainment & SF Anytime as a business/product developer consultant for a three month project analyzing and suggesting improvments to the leading swedish video-on-demand service SF Anytime.

• Student Researcher

  KTH Human Computer Interaction

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  August 2005 — May 2006 (10 months)

  Engaged in student research work through courses at the Human Computer Interaction department at KTH.

• Sound Designer & Composer

  ALC Ljuddesign (sounddesign)

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)

  October 2000 — June 2003 (2 years 9 months)

  Employed as a sound designer within post-production, mostly brand commercials but additional work within feature films, new media, short films & art visuals.

Alexander Ljung’s Education

• Kungliga Tekniska högskolan

  MSc , Media Technology (focusing on Human Computer Interaction) , 2003 — 2007

  Activities and Societies:

  Vice President: Corporate Realtions Group at Media Technology, Secretary of the Board: Media Technology Student Board,
  Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, Media Technology Student Society

• Handelshögskolan i Stockholm

  Marketing Major 2005 — 2006

  Via a scholarship from the Royal Institute of Technolgy I am studying marketing & business development within high tech & media companies.

• Stockholms universitet

  Courses , Philosophy, Littrature History, Politics & International Relations, Filmmusic , 2001 — 2004

Additional Information

Alexander Ljung’s Websites:

• SoundCloud
• Personal Site
• Twitter

Alexander Ljung’s Groups:

•    Music 2.0
•    Stockholm School of Economics Students and Alumni
•    Music Industry Forum
•    The Music Void

Alexander Ljung’s Honors:

Invited to speak at Yahoo Innovation, Institute for The Future, PixelAche.
As an entrepreneur: Second place and winner of 2500 Euro in Swedens largest innovation competition Excitera Innovation Challange 2006.
As a filmmaker: First place with "The Package", Apples Creativity vs. Technology competition, 2005.
As a sounddesigner: "As in Heaven" recieved an Academy Award nomination as best foreign film in 2005.
As an audio producer: Gold Medal, Cannes Cyber Lion for VodaFone Future Vision (website), 2004.

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