Raphael Leiteritz

Raphael Leiteritz is a Partner and board member at the product management consulting firm Thiga, based in Zurich, Switzerland. Previously, he served as Senior Director of Product Management at Google, leading the Google Maps Geo Product group in EMEA and global product management for Google Shopping. During his corporate tenure, he oversaw technology products serving billions of users and generating billions in annual revenue. As an entrepreneur and active angel investor, he has founded two startups and backed over 200 early-stage companies across Europe and the United States. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Technical University of Berlin and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD. Since 2013, he has co-chaired the Product Management Festival, while his current focus remains on advancing tech product leadership and scaling global startups.