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Toto Wolff

  • Co-Owner, CEO and Team Principal of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team
  • Former Racing Driver
  • Investor and Founder of a Tech-Focused VC Firm in Austria
  • Harvard Business School Case Study "Number One in Formula One"

Motorsport executive, VC investor, and former racing driver Toto Wolff delivers star power balanced with expertise in high-performance leadership and organizational culture. Toto is the Co-Owner, CEO, and Team Principal of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. A former racing driver turned investor, Toto started his career by founding a tech-focused venture capital firm in Austria. He entered F1 with an ownership stake in the Williams F1 Team in 2009, before acquiring a 30% stake (now 33%) in the Mercedes-Benz works team in 2013. Toto has since led the team, featuring the most successful F1 driver of all-time, Lewis Hamilton, to unprecedented heights, winning eight Constructor World Championships and seven Driver World Championships.

Toto’s high-performance leadership philosophy was the subject of a Harvard Business School Case Study in 2022, “Number One in Formula 1.” He regularly visits Harvard to work with MBA students and teach the case study, leading discussions on high-performance leadership and organizational culture. In 2024, Toto will help teach a Harvard Business School course alongside professor Anita Elberse, focusing on how he has led the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 team to historic success. Toto is also an Associate Fellow at Oxford University’s Saïd Business School where he imparts lessons on entrepreneurship and innovation, as well holding an Honorary Doctorate from Cranfield University. In sought after talks, Toto leverages his understanding of winning culture, team leadership, and personal effectiveness.

 
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Past Hosts Include:
  • Web Summit
  • Oxford University
  • Harvard Business School

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Talks & Conversations with Toto Wolff
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A Fireside Chat with Toto Wolff

In this engaging and informative fireside chat conversation, motorsport executive, VC investor, and former racing driver TOTO WOLFF shares captivating stories from the racetrack and powerful insight into his high-performance leadership philosophy.

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In Conversation: Harvard Case Study on High-Performance Leadership

Through his high-performance leadership, TOTO WOLFF has kept the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team at the top of fierce competition for almost a decade. Wolff’s leadership lessons were the subject of a Harvard Business School Case Study in 2022, “Number One in Formula 1.” In this riveting talk, Toto motivates audiences with his lessons in high-performance culture, team leadership, and personal effectiveness.

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