Keir Lauritzen

Commander
DISC Type : D

Director of Engineering - Fandom at SeatGeek

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Keir Lauritzen is a senior engineering leader with a PhD, MBA, and MS in Computer Science, focused on building exceptional engineering organizations. He currently serves as a Director of Engineering at SeatGeek, where he leads the Fandom organization, and previously scaled the Foundation team. People who have worked with him describe him as supportive, an excellent role model, and a great boss.

Keir has a deep technical background, demonstrated by his numerous publications and patents related to analog-to-digital converters, signal processing, and radar systems. His academic work from Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland often focuses on hardware errors and signal correlation.

Unique fact: He holds multiple patents, including one for an analog-to-digital converter that utilizes sawtooth voltage signals with a differential comparator.

Personality Overview

Impact-Driven

Decisive

Risk-Taker

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others. They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success.

Topics They Care About

Building Engineering Teams
His roles at SeatGeek and Stash involved scaling teams, navigating complex reorganizations, and hiring key leadership, with a focus on creating high-performing, "no-drama" teams.
Fintech & Banking Platforms
Led multiple teams at Stash responsible for the Core Banking Platform, money movement, and brokerage systems, overseeing the platform's launch and user transition.
Mobile Engineering
His current Fandom organization at SeatGeek includes all of Mobile, and he has recently posted job openings for senior iOS and Android engineers.

Media Appearances

Keir has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Director of Engineering - Fandom at SeatGeek
9-2023 - 2-2025
Director of Engineering - Foundation at SeatGeek
5-2023 - 9-2023
Director of Engineering, Money Movement and Accounts and Adapters at Stash
9-2022 - 5-2023
Director of Engineering, Core Banking Platform at Stash
8-2021 - 9-2022
Engineering Manager at Stash

Education

2016 - 2017
Master of Science (M.S.) from Columbia University
2011 - 2014
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Maryland

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Insights For Selling To Keir

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Keir is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Keir

  • If they decide not to use your product, they will say no clearly.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Keir move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Keir take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Keir

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