Kristin van der Sande is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ Frankfurt office and a member of the global Technology, Software, and Consumer Tech practices. Experience Kristin advises high-growth software disruptors, consumer tech innovators, and the software enterprise ecosystem on senior-level appointments. She supports corporates by maximizing their digital transformations through executive search. Kristin has experience fulfilling leadership roles in fast-growing digitally oriented companies and works with private equity and venture capital portfolios, helping them build new leadership teams for their next growth or exit stages. Before joining Heidrick & Struggles, Kristin led the German tech practice of another executive search firm. She began her career as an editor for a German TV talk show. She is fluent in German and English with a good knowledge of Dutch. Education Free University Berlin, Masters Degree in Political Science Steinbeis University, SDA Bocconi, NYU Stern School of Business, MBA in Media Studies Philanthropy and Service Kristin co-leads the firm’s Women’s Inclusion Network in Europe & Africa. German Insights -- Deutsche Einblicke Im Gespräch mit Katja Suding: Autorin des Buches ‘Reißleine' (Podcast) In conversation with Katja Suding: author of the book Ripcord In diesem Podcast spricht Kristin van der Sande von Heidrick & Struggles mit Katja Suding, ehemalige FDP-Politikerin und Autorin des Buches ‘Reißleine: Wie ich mich selbst verlor und wiederfand’.