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{{Infobox person
| name = Jan Mühlfeit
| image = Jan Mühlfeit.jpg
| caption = Jan Mühlfeit
| birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|01|08}}
| birth_place = [[Jihlava]], [[Czechoslovakia]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.janmuhlfeit.com}}
}}

'''Jan Mühlfeit''' (born January 8, 1962) is a Czech manager, global strategist, [[Coaching|coach]] and mentor.<ref>[http://www.mediar.cz/muhlfeit-z-microsoftu-bude-koucovat-v-ct/ Mühlfeit z Microsoftu bude koučovat v ČT], Médiář.cz</ref> He spent almost 22 years working for [[Microsoft]], the last 15 of which were in top management. His last post before he left in 2014 was Chairman Europe of the Microsoft Corporation, a position he held from 2007.<ref>[http://byznys.lidovky.cz/nejvyse-postaveny-cech-v-microsoftu-konci-fjq-/firmy-trhy.aspx?c=A141014_164716_firmy-trhy_pave Nejvýše postavený Čech v Microsoftu končí. Jednal i s vládami], Lidovky.cz, October 14, 2014</ref> He acts as an advisor to a number of governmental and international organisations, such as [[AIESEC]], the [[World Economic Forum]], the [[European Commission]], and the [[OECD]].

==Biography==
Mühlfeit was born on January 8, 1962 in [[Jihlava]], Czech Republic. In 1986 he graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the [[Czech Technical University in Prague]] with a degree in [[Information Technology]].<ref>[http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/centres/ecompetences/Jan_Muehlfeit.cfm Jan Muehlfeit, e-Competences], INSEAD</ref>

During the era of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, before the Velvet Revolution, he worked in the scientific and technical intelligence service<ref>[http://www.ustrcr.cz/data/pdf/karty/sprava1-1989/165511.pdf Jan Mühlfeit], Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů</ref> (First National Security Corps under [[StB|State Security]]) and used the cover name Masopust (Carnival). In July 1989 he was promoted to senior officer.<ref>[http://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-39004580-zastupce-microsoftu-pro-evropu-muhlfeit-pusobil-jako-spion-masopust Zástupce Microsoftu pro Evropu Mühlfeit působil jako špión Masopust], iHNed.cz, November 12, 2009</ref> In 1990 he passed an evaluation by the screening commissions and, as a person with integrity, was recommended for further service with the Ministry of the Interior. The minister at the time, [[Ján Langoš]], promoted Mühlfeit to First Lieutenant in 1991.<ref>[http://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/byznys/cesko/pracoval-pro-stb-i-microsoft-zpoved-manazera-muhlfeita_323556.html#.VagUCXjA6fR Pracoval pro StB i Microsoft. Zpověď manažera Mühlfeita], Tyden.cz, November 9, 2014</ref> Then, in 1991, he left to join the Czech software company Software602, where he served as International Sales and Marketing Director.<ref>[http://www.forum2000.cz/cz/projekty/konference-forum-2000/2007/delegati&wWGoVXFUWbw=200001744/ Jan Mühlfeit], Forum 2000</ref>

==Microsoft==
He joined [[Microsoft]] in 1993 as Marketing Director.<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/cze/presspass/MSG/20050215_news1.mspx Jan Mühlfeit jmenován viceprezidentem pro veřejnou správu v regionu Evropa, Střední Východ a Afrika], Microsoft, February 15, 2005</ref> From February 1, 1998 until 2000 he worked for Microsoft as the Managing Director and CEO of the Czech branch.<ref name="rfr1">[http://www.microsoft.com/cze/onas/profil/ms_profile.mspx Profil společnosti Microsoft Česká republika], Microsoft</ref> One controversial incident from his time there is the [[Mironet vs. Microsoft case]], which concerns breach of copyright. According to the [[Mironet]] management, Mühlfeit, together with Czech Microsoft Sales Director [[Vladimír Smutný]], allegedly influenced an investigation into Mironet's efforts in 1999 to sell computers without Microsoft Windows 98 pre-installed as the operating system.<ref>http://byznys.ihned.cz/c1-63633470-mironet-znovu-vyzve-stat-aby-kvuli-zasahu-policie-vymahal-odskodneni-po-microsoftu</ref><ref>http://e-svet.e15.cz/it-byznys/mironet-chce-po-microsoftu-odskodne-23-milionu-pry-ovlivnil-policii-1169064</ref><ref>http://czechmedia.blogspot.cz/</ref> Mironet has not provided any evidence in this case at all since 2000.<ref>[http://connect.zive.cz/bleskovky/mironet-chce-po-microsoftu-odskodne-23-milionu-pry-ovlivnil-policii/sc-321-a-177401/default.aspx Mironet chce po Microsoftu odškodné 23 milionů, prý ovlivnil policii], Živě.cz, March 5, 2015</ref>

Thanks to his sales results, in 2000 Mühlfeit became the director for the whole of the Central and Eastern Europe region and a member of the company's top management worldwide. On August 19, 2002 he was appointed vice-chairman for Europe, the Middle East and Africa ([[EMEA]]).<ref name="rfr1" /> Under his leadership, the [[Central and Eastern Europe|CEE]] region, for which he was directly responsible, remained top in the Microsoft worldwide rankings for four years. From 2005 to 2006 he was vice-chairman for public administration in the region (EMEA) and was later appointed Chairman Europe of the Microsoft Corporation, a position he held until he left at the end of 2014. Mühlfeit was involved in formulating Microsoft's global strategies for the emerging markets<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/cze/presspass/msg/20070416_news2.mspx Jan Mühlfeit byl jmenován Chairman Europe, Microsoft Corporation], Microsoft</ref> and served as advisor to many governmental organisations and NGOs in the region (EMEA). During this time he represented his firm in dealings with the governments of the various European countries, key European institutions and the firm's biggest corporate clients and trading partners.

==Awards and public activities==
Mühlfeit has received numerous awards, including:

*In recognition of his work, in 1994 Microsoft awarded him the prestigious "Presidential Award for Excellence".<ref>[http://www.kkvysociny.cz/regosobnosti/2007.htm Výročí regionálních osobností v roce 2007], Krajská knihovna Vysočiny</ref>
*Thrice he has won the title "Czech Computer Science Personality of the Year", awarded at the [[Invex (computer fair)|Invex]] international trade fair – 1994, 1999, 2002.<ref>[http://technik.ihned.cz/c4-10015280-11811490-800000_d-osobnost-ceske-informatiky-za-rok-2002 "Osobnost české informatiky" za rok 2002], iHned.cz, November 11, 2002</ref>
*In the same year he was declared Personality of the Year by the Profit weekly journal.
*In 1996 he came top in a poll entitled Most Visible Personalities in Information Technology.
*"Czech Republic Best Manager in 1999", awarded by the [[Czech Prime Minister]].
*"Czech Brain", awarded by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs.
*In 1999 he became a member of the international CRT association (Caux Round Table – the proposal to enrol him was filed by the administrative board of the Pangea Foundation at the request of the Caux Round Table secretariat in the Netherlands – Mühlfeit is the only representative of the Czech Republic in this organisation).

He continues to support a number of charitable projects, including "Computers Against Barriers", which is a joint initiative launched by Microsoft Czech Republic and Czech NGOs. In addition, he is on the supervisory board of the [[Charta 77]] foundation. He has been a member of the board of directors of the European Academy of Business in Society ([[EABiS]]) and Junior Achievement Young Enterprise Europe ([[Young Enterprise|JAYE]]). He is still a member of the administrative board of [[AIESEC]] (Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales – a non-political, non-profit organisation fully run by international students).<ref>[http://www.nm.cz/cv/muhlfeit.php Organizační struktura - Rada Národního muzea], [[Národní muzeum]]</ref>

During his career he has also appeared as a guest on global talk shows on [[CNN]], [[CNBC]], [[Bloomberg Television|Bloomberg]], [[Euronews]], and has provided a series of interviews for prestigious media such as ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', the ''[[Financial Times]]'', and ''[[La Tribune]]''.

==References==
*''A portion of this article was translated from the [[:cs:Jan Mühlfeit|corresponding article]] in the Czech Wikipedia.''
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==External links==
*{{official|http://www.janmuhlfeit.com}}
*[http://byznys.ihned.cz/c1-63633470-mironet-znovu-vyzve-stat-aby-kvuli-zasahu-policie-vymahal-odskodneni-po-microsoftu An article on the Mironet vs. Microsoft case] {{cs icon}}

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