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Sectoral Partner · Technology & Data Governance
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Thomas
Berndorfer
A serving Honorary Consul for the Republic of Austria and an EU Cybersecurity Ambassador who has run an enterprise-integration company connecting over 100,000 software applications for nearly two decades.
Technology & Data Governance Sector Lead · Mahat Advisory
Honorary Consul · Republic of Austria EU Cybersecurity Ambassador CEO · Connecting Software (18+ Yrs) 6-Gold Microsoft Partner Magister · WU Vienna
About

Technology Credibility
at Sovereign Level

Most technology advisors carry a portfolio. Thomas Berndorfer carries a diplomatic appointment. A serving Honorary Consul for the Republic of Austria and an official EU Cybersecurity Ambassador, he brings the rarest kind of technology-governance standing — credibility recognised at state level, not asserted on a slide.

Thomas Berndorfer is Mahat Advisory's Technology & Data Governance Sectoral Partner — the credibility layer that allows Mahat's service partners to deliver into technology-, data- and cybersecurity-sensitive environments. He has been CEO of Connecting Software since 2007, the enterprise-integration company whose Connect Bridge platform connects more than 100,000 software applications live and bidirectionally, holding a 6-Gold / 2-Silver Microsoft Partner status.

In March 2024 he was appointed Honorary Consul for the Republic of Austria for the Autonomous Region of Madeira and Porto Santo by Austria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2025 he became a Cybersecurity Ambassador in the EU SME Digital Tools Programme in Brussels. He also leads Connecting Software Inc (North American market), COSO Unipessoal LDA, and CNS Austria, and holds a Magister in Business Administration from WU Vienna — the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Standing & Track Record
Honorary Consul, Republic of Austria (Madeira & Porto Santo) — appointed by Austria's MFA, 2024
Cybersecurity Ambassador — EU SME Digital Tools Programme, Brussels (2025–)
CEO & Founder — Connecting Software · since 2007 · 100,000+ application integrations
6-Gold / 2-Silver Microsoft Partner · Connect Bridge integration platform
CEO — Connecting Software Inc (North American market) · CEO — COSO Unipessoal LDA
Shareholder — CNS EuroGrants (EU funding consultancy, 80%+ success rate)
Education
Magister, Business Administration — WU Vienna (Vienna University of Economics & Business)
Core Domains
Technology & Data Governance
Cybersecurity (EU Ambassador)
Enterprise Systems Integration
Diplomatic & Sovereign-Level Standing
Cross-Border Technology Operations
Microsoft Ecosystem (6-Gold Partner)
EU Funding & Digital Programmes
Enterprise Architecture & Leadership
Role at Mahat Advisory
Thomas carries state-recognised technology and cybersecurity standing — a diplomatic appointment and an EU ambassadorship — that allows Mahat's service partners to deliver into technology- and data-governance-sensitive environments. Advisory and clinical work within every mandate is led by the Principal.
Technology & Data
Governance Mandates

Contact Mahat Advisory to discuss technology and data-governance mandates. Thomas Berndorfer's involvement is confirmed where the engagement requires sovereign-level technology and cybersecurity credibility.

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