Henning Heine is a 2024 Millennium fellow and is currently senior vice president, chief of staff, and head of business operations, corporate development and investor relations at Dedrone, a counter-drone and airspace awareness company. There, he helps commercial, government, and military customers protect against the threat from drones by leveraging artificial-intelligence and machine-learning-enabled counter-drone solutions. Prior to Dedrone, he spent over a decade at Centerview Partners, advising corporations in the United States, Europe, and Asia on mergers and acquisitions and strategic matters. He also helped establish Centerview’s technology practice in Silicon Valley.

Heine is engaged with nonprofits and serves as a director for the East Palo Alto Kids Foundation. He is an Asia 21 fellow with the Asia Society and an Atlantik Brücke young leader. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Beijing, Henning has lived in six countries: China, Germany, Malaysia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Heine completed his undergraduate studies at the European Business School in Germany where he currently co-leads their US alumni network. Henning speaks German, French, and Mandarin. He is based in San Francisco.