Bio

As API Strategist, I support clients in discovering opportunities for innovation with APIs & Ecosystems. I enjoy crafting actionable API strategies and turning them into reality. I have had the opportunity to lead large-scale API initiatives in both business and technology roles in several industries, allowing me to see the various facets of APIs from many different perspectives. I was responsible for the business side of an API initiative at a large bank, covering Open Banking and the Ecosystem Platform. Before, I have worked as Principal Architect in several industries on the technology challenges of getting APIs to work. I share my hard-learned best practices, provide strategic advice and hands-on technology guidance. I have stayed a techie at heart and at some point got a Ph.D. I publish a blog on APIs at api-university.com, am the author of several books on APIs, and regularly speak at technology conferences. 📌 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂: 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗣𝗜𝘀 If you’re in charge of initiating, designing or running an API initiative, you’ve got a big responsibility. And as with any digital transformation project, there might be some challenges. Building APIs your consumers will love is easier said than done. The biggest challenges with APIs typically do not lie in the technology itself. They may be related to strategy, starting or scaling an API initiative, getting a mandate, organizing your team, creating business outcomes, monetizing APIs, defining KPIs for APIs, improving developer experience, enhancing API security, creating a mature API design practice, governance for your API portfolio, versioning your APIs, establishing an API lifecycle, or introducing product management for APIs. You may be wondering how other organizations are dealing with these challenges. You may be asking yourself if your API initiative is on the right track, what level of maturity your API initiative has reached and how to bring it to the next level. Wherever you are currently at on your API journey, I want to lend you a hand and make my experiences, best practices, lessons learned, and practical know-how available to help you stay on top of it all so you and your team can deliver APIs that your consumers love.