Florian Jörgens initially developed his professional interest in information technology in 2002. Whilst working as an IT specialist for system integration at T-Systems International GmbH, in application and system support he earned his BSc. in Business Information Systems. Gaining further experience in IT auditing at PricewaterhouseCoopers and completing a MSc. in IT Management, Florian Jörgens then worked for E.ON in Essen as a manager leading information security for their entire German sales organization. In March 2019, as Chief Information Security Officer at LANXESS AG in Cologne, he took over holistic responsibility for the Group's information security. Today, he is Chief Information Security Officer of the Vorwerk Group. Additionally, he is active as a keynote speaker, lecturer, author and research assistant at various universities. Furthermore, he gives expert lectures on the topics of information security, awareness and cyber security. Florian Jörgens was awarded the Digital Leader Award in the category "Cyber-Security" by CIO magazine in September 2020.