Andrew Hopper

Andrew Hopper is a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), specializing in the startup segment.1 He has been working at AWS since July 2020, initially as a Sr. Solutions Architect for the Startup Segment, and since April 2022, he has been focusing on Y-Combinator startups.1

In his current role, Hopper provides strategic consulting to accelerate pre-seed and seed stage companies at Y Combinator, Techstars, and other accelerators and incubators.1 He works across the AWS ecosystem, helping companies develop pragmatic infrastructure to support their MVPs and early products, including Generative AI, LLMs, AI/ML, data pipelines, analytics, SaaS, Web3, databases, and other technologies across the stack.1

Prior to joining AWS, Hopper held several leadership positions:

1. Chief Technology Officer at WEGO Health (August 2016 - July 2020)
2. Chief Technology Officer at MindSciences, Inc. (July 2015 - August 2016)
3. VP Product & Engineering at WEGO Health (January 2011 - July 2015)
4. Global Leader, Marketing Technology at PUMA Group (June 2009 - January 2011)
5. CTO / Head of Product / Owner at Bean Group (January 2006 - June 2009)
6. Founder / CTO / Head of Product at Agentmaster, LLC (September 2002 - June 2009)

Hopper holds several AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Data Analytics – Specialty, AWS Certified Database – Specialty, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional.1 He studied Computer Science and Mathematics at Eckerd College from 2003 to 2006.1