Nils Gerhardt is chief technology officer for Utimaco, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions. Before joining Utimaco, Gerhardt worked at Giesecke+Devrient in various executive management roles with regional and global responsibilities in Germany, Canada, and the U.S. As chairman of the board of GlobalPlatform, a global industry organization, Gerhardt brought major companies together to define standards for secure digital services and devices.