About

Stephan Hamberger

Stephan Hamberger

Award-winning technology executive, building world-class technology and experiences at the intersection of technology, design, culture and human creativity.

Driven by the belief that technology is at its most powerful when it serves something greater than itself, bringing together engineering, design and the humanities to create experiences that are not only useful, but meaningful, intuitive and capable of making an impact.

Red Bull Racing Formula 1 car at speed

Stephan grew up in Austria at the intersection of technology and the arts, and started designing and building software at twelve. By his early twenties he had founded a digital agency, helped launch one of the first social networks in Austria, lectured computer science at one of Austria's leading technology universities, and graduated with honors with a master's thesis on natural language processing.

Over 18 years at Red Bull he helped transform one of the world's most iconic sports brands into a global digital platform, leading teams of 120+ engineers, designers and product managers, and led a strategic collaboration with Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon pioneering new technology innovations.

Born and raised in Austria and living in California since 2012, he is an investor and advisor to multiple SaaS, AI and hardware startups, and an avid surfer, skier and sports enthusiast with a passion for technology, engineering excellence and design.

Emmy AwardOutstanding Digital Innovation: Sports2026
Google Play AwardBest TV Experience, for Red Bull TV2017
Cynopsis Digital AwardsWinner • Best Connected TV Platform & Mobile App2016
World Summit Youth AwardWinner • Best practice in e-Content, after a runner-up finish in 20092012
Netd@ys AustriaWinner • Web category, two years in a row2007, 2008
Prix Ars ElectronicaHonorary Mentions • The world's longest running media art competition2002, 2007
i-vent AwardOne of Austria's first digital technology awards2003
World Summit AwardsAmbassador & Jury Member at ICNM, championing young developers and digital entrepreneurs using technology for social good2011 – Current
International Academy of Television Arts & SciencesEmmy Awards Judge, including the 2022 Sports Emmys2022 – Current