(Livebook), is passionate about information security and SSI. He has a diploma plus a doctorate from European Business School (EBS) and a computer science bachelor’s degree from James Madison University (USA). Since 2013 he is CIO of esatus AG, a German tech company with a strong SSI vision. esatus is a Sovrin Founding Steward, a Trust over IP founding and steering member and contributes to the blockchain identity standardization efforts of ISO/TC 307. André is a Sovrin Trustee and a board member of TeleTrusT IT Security Association Germany, where he chairs the “Blockchain” and “Secure Platform” working groups.
