Gerhard Eschelbeck possesses extensive experience in cybersecurity and technology leadership, currently serving as Chief Security Officer at Kodiak Robotics and holding various board positions, including memberships at Cranium, Acalvio Technologies, and Onapsis Inc. Gerhard is also an Alliance Member for CyberFuture and a Venture Advisor and Investor at SVCI. Previous roles include Chief Security Officer at Aurora, a supervisory board member at Deutsche Bank, and Vice President of Security & Privacy Engineering at Google. In addition, Gerhard serves as a Digital & Technology Advisor for the International Olympic Committee for the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 events. Gerhard earned a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz.