Christian Heise
CEO & President at Dr. Heise Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
Greater Hamburg Area Germany
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Top SchoolChristian Heise is a seasoned digital leader and entrepreneur with 12 years of experience building and scaling teams at the intersection of media, technology, and education. As CEO of Hamburg Media School and founder of Dr. Heise Beteiligungsgesellschaft, he combines strategic investment in sustainable tech with hands-on operational leadership. Formerly leading news and product partnerships across Central and Eastern Europe for Google and serving as an AI Ambassador, he brings deep expertise in applying AI to transform partnerships and newsroom workflows. His academic background—a PhD in Culture Studies and executive training at Harvard Business School—fuels a rare blend of theoretical insight and practical innovation. Notably, he focuses on ethical, inclusion-focused AI that strengthens trust in digital products while driving product-led growth.
12 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Culture Studies / Digital Knowledgel Cultures, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Culture Studies / Digital Knowledgel Cultures at Leuphana University of LüneburgManagement Excellence Program (CME) Executive Education, Management Excellence Program (CME) Executive Education at Harvard Business SchoolDiploma Dipl. Pol. (equivalent to M.Sc) Political Science, Diploma Dipl. Pol. (equivalent to M.Sc) Political Science at University of Potsdam
English, German
Github Skills (8)
der10
foundation9
plugin2
open-science1
statement1
ios1
api1
science1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
christianheise/offene-doktorarbeit
Aug 2014 - Jun 2019
Contributions:4 releases, 1923 commits, 641 pushes in 4 years 10 months
christianheise/authorea-github-tex-reader
May 2015 - Jan 2017
Contributions:6 releases, 33 commits, 31 pushes in 1 year 8 months
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