Harald A. Summa

Harald A. Summa is currently an Executive Board Member at RIPE NCC since June 2023. With extensive experience in the tech and consulting sectors, Harald has served as the CEO and a supervisory board member at DE-CIX since October 1996, where DE-CIX Group AG operates as the largest Interconnection Service Provider globally. Since November 1993, Harald has been the owner of Summa Unternehmensberatung, providing consulting services. Harald was the General Manager at eco – Association of the Internet Industry from June 1995 to July 2023, contributing to its status as the largest Internet industry association in Europe with over 1,000 members. Earlier in the career, Harald held the position of CEO at SISZ GmbH and worked as a Product Marketing Manager at Xerox. Academic qualifications include a PhD candidacy in Applied Informatic Science and a Diploma in Informatics, Organization, and Banking, both from the University of Cologne.