Benno Ritter

Benno Ritter has extensive experience in technology-based business opportunities, with a focus on IoT applications. Benno has served in various leadership roles, including VP Marketing & Sales at Trillbit Inc and IP500 North America at IP500 Alliance e.V. Additionally, Benno has held the positions of Managing Principal at Equitem Consulting, where they advised and provided services to startups and established companies, and Director Strategic Technology Partnerships IoT and Business Development at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., where they played a key role in the corporate digital transformation strategy. Earlier in their career, Benno served as CEO of MicroPhonon, GM at Sensichips USA, VP Marketing & Business Development at ZigBee Alliance, and Director Product Marketing - Wireless at Infineon Technologies. Throughout their career, they have demonstrated expertise in business development, management of external partners, guiding clients in technology and go-to-market strategies, and forging crucial relationships.

Benno Ritter's education history begins in 2003 when they attended San Jose State University, where they pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a focus on Marketing and Management. Benno completed their studies at San Jose State University in 2006.

In 2012, Benno continued their education by enrolling in Stanford Continuing Studies. Benno participated in a program focused on Business & Management, which they completed in 2016.

Before their studies at San Jose State University and Stanford, Benno pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Physics from the University of Hamburg and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Physics from Universität Rostock. The specific years of enrollment and completion for these degrees are not provided.

In terms of additional certifications, Benno obtained various certifications in different fields. In 2018, they completed a course on "Programming Foundations with JavaScript, HTML and CSS" offered by Duke University. In 2019, they earned certifications in "Python Data Structures," "Using Python to Access Web Data," "Using Databases with Python," and "The Raspberry Pi Platform and Python Programming for the Raspberry Pi." These certifications were obtained from the University of Michigan and Coursera Course Certificates. Additionally, Benno obtained certifications in "Introduction to Data Science" and "Big Data Foundations - Level 1" from IBM Cognitive Class in 2018. Furthermore, in 2019, they acquired an "AWS Cloud Practitioner" certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Finally, in 2021, they obtained a certification in "Agile Software Development" from LinkedIn.