Bio
Mr. Heppelmann is the president and CEO of PTC, responsible for driving the company’s global business strategy and operations. During Mr. Heppelmann’s leadership tenure, PTC has assembled the industry’s most comprehensive technology capabilities to enable companies to create, connect, analyze, operate, and service the products and systems that comprise the Internet of Things (IoT). He also serves on PTC’s Board of Directors. Mr. Heppelmann has emerged as a driver and thought leader in the IoT space. Together with Harvard Professor Michael E. Porter, he has co-authored two highly influential articles regarding the transformational impact of the Internet of Things on business, including the November 2014 Harvard Business Review cover story “How Smart, Connected Products are Transforming Competition,” and the companion “How Smart, Connected Products are Transforming Companies” published in the October 2015 Harvard Business Review.