I'm a system thinker and creator with deep empathy for users. I love finding patterns in their voices and building products that meet both functional and emotional needs.
I was born and raised in Kazakhstan, the heart of Eurasia, after the fall of one of the largest macroeconomic experiments in human history. Growing up in a time of transition meant witnessing how people adapt, learn and create in deep uncertainty -- and it inspires me to continue evolving every day.
Having worked, studied and done research in the US, UK, Germany and Australia, I consider myself a global citizen. I'm endlessly curious about how this world works, the human brain and world cultures. Likely never getting bored of conversations on economics, psychology, world history and visual design.
With my background in CS / Economics at Technical Univ. of Munich and CDTM, I'm excited about ways to couple an engineering mindset with deep understanding of humans to solve real-world problems. My career started in venture; I soon moved to build a team at AWS, worked on internal tools and analyze data that revealed inflection points of customer journeys. I later joined Entrepreneur First, built Tackle, where I owned Product & GTM and moved to San Francisco.
You can find me on X and Substack. I have a deep appreciation for humans who stay true to themselves, develop passion and create from their heart. Let's connect.