UTDesign Corporate Relations Group -Welcomes Cynthia Heyn to our team

Joining us as part of the Corporate Relations Group at UTDesign, Cynthia has a background in product innovation and smart cities consulting as well as in executive management for companies including Ericsson and Phillips. Her work experience includes 7 years living in Europe working in markets across the globe.

In 2016, Cynthia founded SMARTnTX, a consultancy concentrated on North Texas smart city initiatives and in 2019 became managing director of Innov8te a Smart Cities Incubator (a collaboration of UT Dallas, Cisco, Microsoft, the Dallas Innovation Alliance and the Dallas Entrepreneur Center)

She is passionate about leading-edge technology and practical uses of existing technology to offer solutions to solve both every day and highly complex problems. She is a leader in the technical industry and has nominated over 100 people for tech industry awards, many of whom are women.

Outside work, she enjoys almost anything involving friends, laughter, good food and drink. She volunteers for STEM events, mostly helping kids (especially girls) learn about technology. Currently, she is also exploring Sous Vide cooking and working on various creative and art projects.

At UTDesign, Cynthia focuses on finding sponsors for computer science capstone projects. She has been in the technology industry for some time with connections from global companies and start-ups. She aims to promote women in the STEM field and reconnect with her large technology industry network.

“I want to help the next generation to find their passion and niche in the computer science field. The tech industry is an exciting career to have, as it impacts people’s lives and changes the world.”

Previous Position: Founder of SmartNTX, Business Management Head for CFH Consulting, and Managing Director for Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator, Product Unit head at Ericsson.

Specialties: product/business management leadership, experienced business builder, innovative problem solver, a passion for delivering new technology and recognized for balancing creativity and business sense