Heidi Obermeyer
Senior Analyst - Technology at Onyx Strategic Insights- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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German Professional working proficiency
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French Elementary proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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Russian Elementary proficiency
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Onyx Strategic Insights
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United States
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Professional Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Analyst - Technology
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Oct 2022 - Present
I work for Onyx Strategic Insights, a new geopolitical risk consultancy within Expeditors; my focus is on how international trends impact the technology industry. Key topics I have explored recently are the global semiconductor industry and data regulation including data localization, privacy, and AI. I work for Onyx Strategic Insights, a new geopolitical risk consultancy within Expeditors; my focus is on how international trends impact the technology industry. Key topics I have explored recently are the global semiconductor industry and data regulation including data localization, privacy, and AI.
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BSA | The Software Alliance
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United States
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Software Development
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager - Policy
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May 2020 - Sep 2022
Collaborated with enterprise software member companies on global technology policy issues including artificial intelligence, open data, 5G, sustainability, immigration, and law enforcement access to data. Tracked developments in artificial intelligence including the NIST AI risk management framework, drafted and conducted research for BSA’s AI bias risk management framework, provided redlines on legislation and spoke with legislative staff at the state and federal levels on AI legislation. Drafted position papers, policy filings, and other collateral related to governments and regulatory bodies globally including to US federal and state government entities, the European Union, the government of Australia, and more. Show less
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CTIA
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United States
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Wireless Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Manager, Communications and Policy
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Dec 2018 - May 2020
Researched and wrote issue summaries, position papers, and blog posts on policy issues relevant to tech and telecoms including supply chain management, privacy, 5G and cybersecurity. Tracked global political developments impacting the wireless industry; drafting talking points on U.S. industry competition with China on 5G technology. Delegate of the 2019 Taiwan-U.S. Policy Program with CSIS on Taiwanese perspectives on cross-Strait matters, Taiwan’s role in the world, and U.S.-Taiwan relations; published a paper comparing Taiwanese and Estonian approaches to countering Chinese and Russian disinformation. Participated in “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation” with the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies for 2018/2019 on the foreign and security policy team. Show less
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German Council on Foreign Relations
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Germany
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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German Chancellor Fellow
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Oct 2017 - Sep 2018
Researched the impact of geopolitical issues such as cybersecurity and digitalization on small and medium-sized enterprises as one of 10 Americans selected for a prestigious fellowship program run by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation on behalf of patron German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Wrote for media outlets including The Hill and EurActiv on German politics; spoke in print and radio media interviews and on panels about transatlantic relations and the 2018 NATO summit. Researched the impact of geopolitical issues such as cybersecurity and digitalization on small and medium-sized enterprises as one of 10 Americans selected for a prestigious fellowship program run by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation on behalf of patron German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Wrote for media outlets including The Hill and EurActiv on German politics; spoke in print and radio media interviews and on panels about transatlantic relations and the 2018 NATO summit.
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Center for Transatlantic Relations
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United States
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International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Program Coordinator
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Jan 2015 - Sep 2017
Provided written research and analysis both for internal use and publication including op-eds, book editing, drafting agendas, preparing slide decks, media requests, and mass email communications; conducted research for Transatlantic Economy and Transatlantic Digital Economy publications. Managed complex international projects and liaised with internal and external stakeholders; oversaw think tank budget of ~$1.5 million in grant and gift funding, communicated with funders to provide project updates, final reporting, and track project targets. Organized conferences and international visits of high-level individuals domestically and internationally including with Members of Congress, EU officials and business leaders; multiple visits of Congressman Sensenbrenner (R-WI) to Brussels and Berlin to discuss digital privacy issues. Part of team that proposed and won US Mission to the EU grant on digital privacy topics on behalf of the Center and executed study trips and public events as part of the grant; wrote final report on activities. Coordinated and supported study trips for a German-American editor exchange program for 45 people in San Francisco and Silicon Valley and a study trip on a new Western strategy towards Russia; additional work in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, and Ukraine. Show less
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M Powered Strategies
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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PACE Program Analyst
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Aug 2014 - Jan 2015
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Strategies 360
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Consulting Intern
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Jan 2014 - May 2014
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Economic Section Intern
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Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
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Commercial Service Intern
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Apr 2012 - Jul 2012
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Education
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master of Arts (MA), Political Science -
University of Colorado at Boulder
Bachelor of Arts (BA), International Affairs, Germanic Studies, Anthropology