Utku Yildirim

Dr. Utku Yildirim has a diverse work experience in various positions and industries. Dr. Utku started their career as a Senior Operations Research Analyst at the Walt Disney World Company in 2006, where they worked until 2007. Following this, they joined Prorize LLC in 2007 as Chief Product Officer and held this position until 2018. In 2016, they also worked as an SQL Bootcamp Instructor at General Assembly for a year. In 2018, Dr. Yildirim joined Zalando SE as the Head of Engineering and Product Management, and later became the Director of Engineering and Product Management in 2021. Their most recent work experience is with HelloFresh, where they have been serving as the Senior Director of Product Management since January 2023.

Dr. Utku Yildirim completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Boğaziçi University, where they studied from 1997 to 2002. Following this, they pursued a Ph.D in Operations Research at The University of Texas at Austin, where they were enrolled from 2002 to 2006.