Ben Brake

Ben Brake has been head of the new Digital and Data Policy directorate-general at the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) since 1 March 2022. In this position, the sociologist reports directly to State Secretary for Digital, Stefan Schnorr. Before joining the Ministry, Brake spent roughly ten years at the head of the Berlin office of IT service provider IBM, where he represented the company’s policy interests. His early career included positions at the German Bundestag and as private secretary to the then Federal Minister of Justice, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (FDP).

Event: Secure Bytes or Creative Flights? Germany's Data Concerns and U.S. Innovation Drive (October 29)