Biography

Frank Beekman is Head of the Division for Reporting ICT Incidents, Cyber Situation Reporting, and Crisis Management at the German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). He leads the team responsible for the reporting hub for DORA ICT incidents in the German financial sector, as well as producing cyber situation reports and preparing for and testing crisis management frameworks. He is an active member of numerous European and international working groups focused on operational resilience. Prior to joining BaFin in 2013, he led a department for risk model development at a major German bank. He holds a degree in mathematics and a PhD in economics.