Summary
Kwaku Yeboah-antwi is a Chief AI & Data Officer and seasoned AI/tech executive with 14+ years of hands-on research and 20+ years of combined experience leading AI/ML, data, product and engineering organizations across startups and global enterprises. He has founded two startups to successful exits, scaled teams from 0 to 500+, and built market-leading AI/ML and SaaS products that drove measurable commercial growth and new digital ventures. At firms like Simon-Kucher, BCG Platinion and Raytheon he translated advanced research into production-grade systems—ranging from runtime self-healing JVM platforms to exabyte-scale ML for defense and commercial pricing optimization. Equally comfortable in C-suite strategy and deep technical execution, he repeatedly bridges research, cloud architecture and productization to shorten time-to-value. Based in Berlin, he combines academic publications and public speaking with a proven track record of building engineering centers of excellence and generating hundreds of millions in client value. A founder at heart, he brings entrepreneurial rigor to corporate venture building and growth strategy, often focusing on AI-driven revenue and operational transformation.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Research Doctorate Computer Science, Research Doctorate Computer Science at Université de Rennes I
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Brookline High School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Cognitive Science Artificial Intelligence Evolutionary Computation, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Cognitive Science Artificial Intelligence Evolutionary Computation at Hampshire College
French, German, English