Jörg Sievert covers Europe and Israel for SAP Ventures. Prior to joining SAP Ventures, Jörg led Business Consulting for BEA Systems for Central and Eastern Europe and provides significant experience in developing and executing solution selling strategies for SW products and is well connected in several industries. Before joining BEA, he spent several years as investment executive with 3i's global SW group, focused on investments in German speaking Europe and serving on numerous boards. Jörg also spent several years in strategy consulting with Booz-Allen Hamilton, working with clients in several industries across Europe. Sievert has lived in Germany, Austria, UK, and the United States. He holds a Master in Computer Science and received a Ph.D. in distributed systems, both from the University of Karlsruhe, and is a member of the ACM and GI.