Hergen Schultze

Hergen Schultze has been with BASF since November 2003, holding several leadership roles including Head of Data Analytics, Head of Data Science for Materials, and Head of Statistics, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence. Hergen has led various initiatives in digital product management and data analytics, focusing on materials research and optimization. Prior to BASF, Hergen was a PhD student at the University of Göttingen, working on complex biomembrane models. Hergen has an educational background in physics, having earned a Diplom from the University of Göttingen and a Vordiplom from Leibniz Universität Hannover, along with an Abitur from Gymnasium Berenbostel. Additionally, Hergen co-founded FORUMnovum Software-Entwicklung GbR, developing web-based communication and knowledge management tools.