Summary
Erik Van Zummeren is a co-founder and CEO with 12 years of experience building product-driven technology for media, advertising, and human-rights organizations from Amsterdam. At Filament he focuses on helping advertisers get more from YouTube, combining creative coding sensibilities with measurable product outcomes. His background spans web accessibility at NYU, creative technologist work for public broadcasters and documentary producers, and technology fellowship work for Human Rights First, reflecting a blend of storytelling, ethics, and engineering. Erik’s training in interactive telecommunications and journalism pairs technical fluency (React and data visualization) with a researcher’s attention to context and audience. He often moves between product leadership and hands-on prototyping, a pattern visible in both freelance projects and program management for media-focused events.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
MPS Interactive Telecommunications Program, MPS Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University
Master’s Degree Journalism and Media, Master’s Degree Journalism and Media at University of Amsterdam
Dutch, English