Amr El-Shimi

Amr El-Shimi has extensive experience in product management and marketing roles. Amr is currently the Co-Founder & CTO at Dropshop since 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Director of Product Management at Sakara Life from 2020 to 2022. Before that, they held the position of Director of Product Management at Hudson's Bay Company from 2019 to 2020 and at Plated in 2019. From 2016 to 2019, they served as the Head of Product - Distributed Commerce at Zalando SE. In 2015 and 2016, they were the Director of Product Management at Bloomingdales.com and previously held the role of Senior Product Manager from 2013 to 2015. In 2012 and 2013, they worked as the Director of Product Management - Xfinity Home at Comcast, where they developed home automation hardware and led product planning for small-medium businesses. From 2010 to 2012, they were a Product Manager at Yola.com, responsible for driving new feature packaging strategies and increasing overall user engagement. At Intuit from 2007 to 2010, they worked as a Product Marketing Manager, contributing to revenue growth through A/B testing and collaborating with cross-functional teams. At Lattice Semiconductor from 2005 to 2007, they served as a Sr. Product Marketing Manager - Intellectual Property (IP), defining marketing strategies and managing partnerships.

Amr El-Shimi pursued their education in the field of Electrical Engineering. From 1993 to 1996, they attended Santa Clara University, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Electrical Engineering. Following this, they enrolled at Stanford University from 1996 to 1997 and obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Electrical Engineering.