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.

[3] Further investigation by The Telegraph, however, found that "the alleged 'securities fraud' referenced by Science, it is not what it seems", noting that Bogner "only played a bit part" and that the case "was downgraded from a felony to a 'misdemeanour' and dismissed on appeal".

[8] In 1995 as executive producer and director of programming, he was at the front of creating a Latin American music channel for Time Warner called "Ya", aimed at an age demographic of 12- to 24-year-olds.

[14][3] 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.

[4] In June 2023, Vanity Fair reported that Bogner had said that "GISAID will soon launch an independent compliance board 'responsible for addressing a wide range of governance matters'".