As part of 7Ridge, I work with a great team of investors and operators building the future infrastructure for financial markets. At Northern Data, as part of the Technology Advisory Board, I am building the next generation AI Compute infrastructure combining Open Source with innovative data centre design and chip specific software stacks to support AI creation and adoption.
As founder, CEO, and board member at Ory, my role involved the design creation of the product, building the incredible team, providing guidance for go to market, scaling the business, and working closely with customers. My background is in computer science, programming, system design, software engineering, product development, product management, and entrepreneurship.
In the past I worked in at numerous companies including BBC, Bertelsmann (CTO), Deutsche Boerse, Deutsche Telekom (CTO), Microsoft, News Corp, SAP, and SAP/Hybris (CTO). I was also founder of four software companies so far including Component Software Inc. My first open source project was the GNU RCS port from Unix to Windows in 1986.
I am an author of numerous software and technology books, articles and publications, including “SAP R/3 Business Blueprint: Understanding Enterprise Supply Chain Management” and “SAP R/3 Reporting and eBusiness Intelligence.”
I graduated from the Wharton School, Univ. Pennsylvania, and subsequently held teaching and research positions at the Wharton School Analysis Center, the International Science Center Berlin, the Berlin University of the Arts, and the Technical University Berlin.