Claudia Nemat is one of the leading voices at the intersection of technology, business and innovation. Her areas of expertise range from artificial intelligence and product innovation to crisis management, geopolitical strategy and critical infrastructure protection. Born in Bensberg in 1968, she studied physics and mathematics at the University of Cologne and graduated with a Master of Science in theoretical physics. Besides she taught at the Institute of Mathematics and the Institute of Theoretical Physics. From 2011 to 2025, she was a member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management. Initially, she headed the European business, and from 2017 onwards, she was responsible for technology and innovation as a member of the Board of Management. Her responsibilities included network technology, digital transformation and artificial intelligence, as well as product development, cyber security and global supply chains. Prior to that, she worked for McKinsey & Company for almost two decades, most recently as a senior partner and co-head of the global technology sector. She supported international companies in large-scale technology and cultural transformations, took on interim leadership roles in the IT industry and worked in both Europe and the United States. Following her departure from the Executive Board of Deutsche Telekom in September 2025, Claudia Nemat has turned her focus to roles on international supervisory boards and involvement with deep tech and AI companies. Among other roles, she is a member of the Board of Directors at ABB and the Supervisory Board at Daimler Truck, where she also chairs the Technology & Transformation Committee. She chairs the Advisory Council at IQM Quantum Computers and runs her own small AI company specialising in sovereign AI platforms for clients in the defence and critical infrastructure sectors. She is also actively involved in higher education: she is a member of the University Council of the University of Cologne and was awarded the Heinrich Hertz Visiting Professorship by the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in 2021.