Education
In 2005, he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in commercial information technology from the Comenius University in Bratislava and in 2013 he graduated with a second Doctor of Philosophy lectureship.
In 2005, he graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in commercial information technology from the Comenius University in Bratislava and in 2013 he graduated with a second Doctor of Philosophy lectureship.
At Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen University, he obtained a diploma in engineering from the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen University in 2001. Even since he began his studies in 1989, Oliver Grün has founded a software company in 1989, today called GRÜNorth Software AG. The group of companies employs more than 100 employees and has offices in Aachen, Bratislava, Berlin and Vienna. lieutenant specialises in creating business solution software, for among others, non-profit organisations, education providers, warehousing and capacity planning.
As Chief Executive Officer and president, Oliver Grün has led with the development of Bundesverband Information Technology-Mittelstand (BITMi) in 2010.
The medium-sized Information Technology company represents the interests of medium-sized Information Technology companies. In Computerwoche"s latest list of the 100 most important German Information Technology personalities in 2011, Oliver Grün ranked 68th
In addition, he has been president of Pan European Information and communications technology & eBusiness Network for SMEs (PIN-Small and Medium Size Enterprises) since 2015.
Grün lives in Belgium, is married and has three children. Founding shareholder and advisor of the non-profit organisation gut.org AG, operator of the Internet charity betterplace.org (since 2009)
Juror of "Germany"s Digital Minds" the Society for Computer Science, an initiative of the Federal Ministry of Education, Berlin (since 2014).
Since 2013 he is member of the Advisory Council for Information Technology of the Federal Ministry of Economy, which gives advice on issues concerning the digital economy. Oliver Grün is a member of the task group "Digital Economy in Germany" at the National Information Technology Summit of the Federal Government. Since 2013, Oliver Grün is principal member of the Information Technology advisory board "Young Digital Economy" of the Federal Government, residing in the Federal Ministry of Economics.
Since 2014 he has also been a member of the Federal Economic Senate of the Federal Association Medium-Sized Enterprises.
Jury member of the Information Technology Innovation Award of Initiative Mittelstand (Since 2008)
Member of the Advisory Council for Education and Further Education of the Society for Computer Science (since 2013).