The President - Claudia Plattner

Claudia Plattner has been the President of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) since 1 July 2023.

Claudia Plattner was born in Mainz in 1973. She has more than 20 years of experience in IT functions for companies and institutions. Most recently, she served as the Director General for Information Systems at the European Central Bank and previously held a senior position as Chief Information Officer (CIO) of DB Systel GmbH, the internal IT service provider of Deutsche Bahn.

Claudia Plattner holds a degree in mathematics (TU Darmstadt) and a master’s degree in applied mathematics from Tulane University (USA).

Vice President - Dr Gerhard Schabhüser

Dr Gerhard Schabhüser took office as Vice President of the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) on January 1, 2017.

He was born in Warendorf in 1961. After graduating from high school, he studied mathematics at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster. From 1987 to 1990, he completed his doctorate at the University of Münster and the Open University of Hagen.

In 1991 Dr Schabhüser joined the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). Initially, he focused on the development and evaluation of cryptographic procedures and later became head of the "Cryptography and Scientific Foundations" department.

From 2005 to 2016 he served as head of the department which was responsible for the topics "cryptography", "scientific coordination" and "technical classified information security".