Sebastian Huempfer
Finance and operations leader and economic historian
London, United Kingdom
Summary
Operator and finance leader in startups — Sebastian has held senior operational and finance roles (VP, Head of Operations, CFO/COO) across startups, including multiple leadership positions at Echobox and a CFO/COO role at a stealth AI startup, showing recurring responsibility for scaling operations and stewarding financial and commercial functions. echobox+1
Academic researcher in economic history — He completed doctoral research at Oxford on business elites and US trade policy, has an INET working paper and a Google Scholar profile, and participated in academic conferences and research fellowships. ineteconomics+2
Social entrepreneur and community volunteer — Founder of Clean Sl8, a soap-recycling social enterprise recognised by the Prime Minister's Points of Light award, demonstrating a commitment to practical community impact and social enterprise. gov+2
Writer and communicator on AI, journalism and social media — Regular author of long-form analysis and research on Echobox/Medium about publisher metrics, social platforms and automation, combining technical research with practical insights for publishers. medium+1
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
The UK's Brexit news consumption trends revealed — by region, age, gender and time
September 1, 2019Echobox / Medium long-form analysis of Brexit news consumption patterns across UK publishers and audience segments.
How intelligent automation is helping publishers resist the decline in traffic from Facebook
June 1, 2018Echobox / Medium article analysing the impact of automation and data-driven optimisation on publisher traffic from Facebook.
Business Elites, the Balance of Payments and US Trade Policy (1945–67)
July 1, 2015Academic paper examining the trade policy views of US business elites during the mid-20th century and their influence on trade policy formation.