Thomas Schaefer
Co-Founder
- Senior information security, cyber risk, data, and AI leader with 20+ years of experience across banking, satellite communications, critical infrastructure, audit, consulting, and enterprise technology.
- Former senior security leader and CISO in regulated environments, including global information security management and banking security leadership roles.
- Built and matured enterprise security programs, cyber strategies, governance models, and risk management capabilities in finance, telecom, aerospace, and critical infrastructure contexts.
- Strong data and AI leadership background, including enterprise data, integration, and global AI leadership experience, with responsibility for AI strategy, governance, and delivery.
- Proven transformation leader, building and scaling teams of 40+ people with accountability for strategy, delivery, cloud/data platforms, APIs, integration backbones, and multi-million euro budgets.
- Combines cyber security, business risk, data, AI, and audit perspective, with credentials including CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, and ISO 27001 Lead Practitioner.