Dr. John Heinlein is the Chief Marketing Officer of Sonatus, a leading Silicon Valley-based vehicle software company focused on accelerating the industry’s shift to software-defined vehicles (SDVs) with AI. He is a member of the executive team and oversees product marketing, corporate marketing, communications, and partnerships. Prior to Sonatus, he was with Arm for 14 years, most recently leading Automotive Partnerships for North America and earlier Chief of Staff to the CEO among other senior leadership roles. He spent 11 years at microprocessor innovator Transmeta, in numerous senior roles in marketing and engineering. John earned his B.S. in Computer Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University and a M.S. and Ph.D., both in Electrical Engineering, from Stanford University.