Luis Hesemann

Founder and operator of digital-learning ventures: Hesemann co-founded and led academa GmbH as Co-Managing Director and is listed as a founding shareholder of academa.de; he is involved in multiple entrepreneurial entities (including company registrations such as Luis Hesemann Ventures UG) and is named among managing directors at 248 Studios. openedx+3

Academic researcher bridging practice and scholarship: He served as a research associate and PhD candidate in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Group (WIN) at RWTH Aachen, contributing to published academic work on digital platforms and platform-based labour. rwth-aachen+2

Background in engineering and product development: His academic training is in mechanical engineering (M.Sc. Development and Design Engineering) and his CV records thesis work and multiple internships and student-assistant roles focused on development, design engineering and technical marketing. rwth-aachen

Hands-on product and platform builder with Open edX experience: Hesemann has been directly involved in building the Academa learning platform (an Open edX implementation) and publicly presented the technical and product journey at an Open edX community event. youtube+2