Pieter de Zwart

Pieter de Zwart currently serves as Director of Advertising Engineering at Amazon since November 2022. In addition to this role, Pieter is a member of the LA CTO Forum, contributing as a Technical Adviser and Consultant to support startups and venture capitalists. Prior experience includes serving as Chief Technology Officer at Verve Group, overseeing Engineering, Project Management, and QA functions globally, and holding the position of Senior Vice President of Engineering at Nexstar Digital, where responsibilities encompassed Engineering, DevOps, TechOps, and QA. Additionally, Pieter acted as an Advisor for Blockthrough during a successful acquisition process. Pieter holds a Master's degree in Software Engineering from Santa Clara University and Executive Education in Management Essentials for Developing Leaders from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.