Peter Bogner

Peter Bogner (born 1964 in West Germany[1]) is a German-American former media executive who is the founder and current president of GISAID, a platform for rapid sharing of genomic sequences of emerging viruses, such as influenza and SARS-CoV-2.

Peter Bogner
Portrait of Peter Bogner wearing a business suit in front of a red carpet background
Bogner in 2013
Born1964 (age 58–59)
West Germany
Known forFounder and President of GISAID

Media executive

Bogner emigrated from West Germany to the United States in the early 1980s[1] working in the TV industry as a senior studio executive at Time Warner[2] where he co-founded the German television channel VIVA. He has also started his own strategic consultancy firm. He has been a frequent participant at the World Economic Forum.

Founding and leading GISAID

Despite having no prior ties to the influenza research community, Bogner was the key person driving the creation of GISAID, a database created to encourage sharing of avian influenza genome data from countries reluctant to share sequence in open databases. In 2006, he co-wrote a statement[3] and collected signatures from key figures including prominent figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Nobel laureates to support the initiative.[1] He initially financed the endeavor using his own funds.[4]

In 2021, Bogner was accused by many scientists to be responsible for a "secretive, controlling organizational culture" at GISAID, according to a Science article.[5][6] A 2023 Science Magazine investigation revealed concerning findings about how Bogner runs the organization. The investigation raised concerns about trustworthiness of Bogner (apparent alter ego), lack of transparency and accountability: intellectual property issues, data privacy, and funding and governance openness.[7]

Life

Peter Bogner's interests include sailing and skiing. He has published a skiing instruction video titled "Peter Bogner's Skiing Techniques",[8] for which he received an award at the 14th annual Ray-Ban International Ski Film Festival in Vail, Colorado.[9] In the early 2000s, he organized sailboat races.[8][10]

References
  1. Enserink, Martin (2006-08-25). "Pushed by an Outsider, Scientists Call for Global Plan to Share Flu Data". Science. 313 (5790): 1026–1026. doi:10.1126/science.313.5790.1026. ISSN 0036-8075.
  2. Hans-Jürgen Jakobs (10 January 2005). "Der V-Faktor". Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  3. Bogner, Peter; Capua, Ilaria; Lipman, David J.; Cox, Nancy J. (2006-08-30). "A global initiative on sharing avian flu data". Nature. 442 (7106): 981–981. doi:10.1038/442981a. ISSN 1476-4687.
  4. Enserink, Martin (2007-02-16). "New Swiss Influenza Database to Test Promises of Access". Science. 315 (5814): 923–923. doi:10.1126/science.315.5814.923a. ISSN 0036-8075.
  5. Wadman, Meredith (2021-03-12). "Coronavirus sequence trove sparks frustration". Science. 371 (6534): 1086–1087. Bibcode:2021Sci...371.1086W. doi:10.1126/science.371.6534.1086. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 33707243. S2CID 232209221.
  6. "A critical genetic database is under fire". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  7. Enserink, Martin; Cohen, Jon (19 April 2023). "The 'invented persona' behind a key pandemic database". Science. doi:10.1126/science.adi3224. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  8. Zamiska, Nicholas (2006-08-31). "A Nonscientist Pushes Sharing Bird-Flu Data". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  9. "Skiing is Believing" (PDF). Billboard. 1988-01-30. p. 51. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  10. "Speed world challenge sailing 2003". BCR Yachts. 2003-08-05. Archived from the original on 2006-10-22.
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