Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering

Advisory board

The advisory board of Fraunhofer ISST supports the institute as an advisory body. Its members from industry, science, politics, and administration support the institute's market-oriented research with practical experience and expertise from their respective fields.

Paul Schwefer

Fair sourcing, management consultant, industrial advisor, private equity

Chairman of the Board of Trustees

Dr. Reinhold Achatz

IDSA, Chairman of the Board

Dr. Maximilian Ahrens

Deutsche Telekom AG, Managing Director, T-Digital

Maro Bader

Roche Pharma AG, Excellence Lead Digital Transformation

Jean-Baptiste Burtscher

Valeo GmbH, Group External Affairs and R&D Partnerships Director

Prof. Dr. Svenja Falk

Accenture Research Europe GmbH, Managing Director

Dr. Christiane Fricke

Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, Head of the Group “Non-university Research Organizations, EU, International Affairs”

Oliver Ganser

BMW Group AG, Vice President, Processes, Digitalization, Governance, and Catena-X in Purchasing and Supplier Network

Catena-X Automotive Network e. V. industry consortium, Chairman of the Board and Head

Dr. Christoph Gröger

Robert Bosch GmbH, Chief Expert Data & AI

Prof. Dr. Volker Gruhn

Chair of Software Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen

adesso SE, Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Thomas Hahn

Siemens AG, Siemens Fellow

Dr. Nicola Jentzsch

German Federal Bank, Lead Innovation and Digitalization

Dr. Nari Kahle

heyconnect GmbH (part of FIEGE), Managing Director

(Membership of the Board of Trustees from January 1, 2026)

Fabian von Kuenheim

Kuenheim Familiaris GmbH, Managing Director

Prof. Dr. Christine Legner

University of Lausanne, Head of Information Systems Department

Dr. Henriette Litta

Open Knowledge Foundation Germany, Managing Director

Heike Niederau-Buck

Voith-Group GmbH & Co. KGaA, Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Dr. Sebastian Ritz

Tvarit GmbH, Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Michael Schmelmer

Boehringer Ingelheim AG & Co. KG, Vice Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors