Peter is serving as Head of the Gaia-X Hub Germany and has been active in the Gaia-X project since its inception. He is an avid proponent of digital sovereignty and trustworthy infrastructures, having lived in China for many years. He works for acatech, the German National Academy of Science and Engineering, a publicly mandated think-tank for innovation, and is based in Munich. He received his education at universities in Bonn, Shanghai, Taipei and Berlin.