Andreas Steinsvoll Proesch
Head of Programs, Applied AI Products @ AI71 | Tech Operator, Advisor, & Angel Investor
The move
MoveCognite → ai71
TitleVice President of Strategic AI Development → Head of Programs, Applied AI Products
LocationAbu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Native languageNorwegian, English
Years in UAE0.6
Total experience16 years
ai71 headcount51-200 employees
ai71 industryTechnology, Information and Internet
ai71 HQYas Island, Abu Dhabi Emirate
ai71 typePrivately Held
Career arc
- Head of Programs, Applied AI ProductsApr 2026 — Present
ai71· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time - Senior DirectorOct 2025 — Apr 2026AI71· Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
- Vice President of Strategic AI DevelopmentOct 2024 — Oct 2025
Cognite· Full-time - Industrial Advisor - WEF's AI Governance Alliance (AIGA)Oct 2023 — Oct 2025
World Economic Forum - Vice President of Corporate Development & AIJan 2023 — Oct 2024Cognite· Oslo, Norway· Full-time
- Senior Director of Corporate DevelopmentAug 2021 — Jan 2023Cognite· Oslo, Norway· Full-time
- Advisor, InvestorJun 2021 — Present
Various Startups· Self-employed
- Senior Finance ProfessionalMar 2020 — Jul 2021
Aker BP ASA· Oslo, Norway· Full-time
- Project LeaderAug 2018 — Mar 2020
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - Consultant2013 — 2017
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)· Oslo Area, Norway - Summer AnalystJun 2012 — Aug 2012
Goldman Sachs· London, United Kingdom - Shipping and Oil TradingJul 2010 — Aug 2010
GlencoreXstrata Plc· London, United Kingdom
Education
- Imperial College LondonMEng · Civil Engineering2008 — 2009
- Imperial College LondonMEng (ACGI) · Mechanical Engineering2009 — 2013
- INSEADMaster of Business Administration - MBA2017 — 2018
- Skagerak International SchoolInternational Baccalaureate2005 — 2008
Languages
- German · Limited working
- Norwegian · Native or bilingual
- English · Native or bilingual
Top skills
Financial MarketsVBARoboticsMathematical ModelingMechanical EngineeringC++