# Björn Schwenzer

COO & Co-Founder at WunderGraph

## Bio

Björn Schwenzer is the COO and co-founder of WunderGraph, overseeing finance, legal, HR, information security, and day-to-day operations. He works closely with the team to ensure smooth operations, compliance, and execution of company strategy, drawing on extensive experience from previous C-level roles.

[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/schwenzer/) [GitHub@wunderhawk](https://github.com/wunderhawk)

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**Building WunderGraph: From Pain Points to a Unified Graph**  
March 24, 2025  
Jens, Stefan, Dustin, and Björn revisit the origins of WunderGraph—how it started, the pain points it solved, and how it evolved into a unified graph for modern API development.  
[Watch episode](/content/the-good-thing/building-wundergraph-ep10/index.html)

**AI-Assisted Coding: A Catalyst for Hiring Great Devs**  
March 23, 2025  
When a candidate uses AI tools in a hiring assignment, and how that helps employers distinguish between those who know how to code and those who are pretending.  
[Read post](/content/blog/ai_assisted_coding_and_hiring/index.html)

**SOC2 Type II is a wrap**  
August 28, 2024  
WunderGraph Cosmo is now fully certified under SOC2 Type II. Why it matters, what we learned, and what is next on the security roadmap.  
[Read post](/content/blog/soc2-type-ii-is-a-wrap/index.html)

**So now Cosmo is secure - officially**  
March 10, 2024  
Why security matters, and why getting audited on SOC 2 is not rocket science.  
[Read post](/content/blog/now-cosmo-is-officially-secure/index.html)

**A C-Level Introduction to API Composition**  
November 21, 2023  
As the number of APIs keeps growing and headless services are on the rise, understanding APIs and API Composition has become a necessity for decision makers in almost any industry.  
[Read post](/content/blog/c-level-introduction-to-api-composition/index.html)

**How Cosmo meets Compliance Requirements and Saves Onboarding Time**  
November 19, 2023  
By being capable of running fully on-prem, Cosmo avoids time-consuming due diligence loops and allows for quick implementation of GraphQL Federation.  
[Read post](/content/blog/how-cosmo-meets-compliance-requirements/index.html)

**How Not invented here kills innovation and 5 rules to avoid it**  
April 3, 2023  
The not invented here syndrome is a serious threat to innovation and your business. Here are five rules to avoid it.  
[Read post](/content/blog/how-not-invented-here-kills-innovation-and-five-rules-to-avoid-it/index.html)

**How to escape the capacity trap of legacy architecture**  
February 26, 2023  
Legacy systems draining your team? Learn how WunderGraph helps you break the cycle and reclaim capacity without a full rewrite.  
[Read post](/content/blog/how-to-escape-the-capacity-trap-of-legacy-architecture/index.html)

**Building WunderGraph**  
January 17, 2023  
The people of WunderGraph discuss a variety of aspects of running a start-up in short, unedited video episodes.  
[Read post](/content/blog/building-wundergraph/index.html)