Heike Schirmer

Heike Schirmer is an experienced advisor and leader in technology and product management with a strong background in artificial intelligence and analytics. Currently serving as Chief Product Officer at Yogi and an Advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck, Schirmer focuses on leveraging AI to transform online review analytics. Previous roles include Director of the Alexa Knowledge Graph at Amazon, where strategic advancements in Natural Language Processing were implemented, and Director of Product at Graphiq Inc., contributing to the company's acquisition by Amazon. With a history of advising technology clients at McKinsey & Company, Schirmer brings extensive expertise in advising early-stage companies and evaluating investment opportunities as an investor and advisor at Guava Health. Schirmer holds a Master of Science in Physics from the Technical University of Munich and a Ph.D. in Social Entrepreneurship from Freie Universität Berlin.