Zia Yusuf

is Executive Vice President, Global Ecosystem & Partner Group, SAP AG. He co-manages the SAP NetWeaver Fund and SAP efforts towards open technology and vertical industry standards. He founded and led the Corporate Strategy Group of SAP. He also founded and led the Design Services Team (DST). He co-teaches the course “Software Design Experiences” with Hasso Plattner and Terry Winnograd at Stanford University.

In 1999, he joined SAP focusing on the strategic direction of the company's marketplace business. He then co-founded SAP Markets, Inc.
Before joining SAP, he worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and the World Bank Group. He holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School, an MS in international affairs from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a BA with Honors in economics and international affairs from Macalester College.