Herbert joined Vito Ventures after finishing his doctoral studies on mathematical systems and network theory at the Technical University Munich and at the Université Catholique de Louvain. He contributed to state-of-the-art knowledge in smart grid and multi-agent consensus problems and lectured on dynamical systems and control theory. He gained further work experience with Siemens, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories and E.On Energy. Herbert studied engineering science at the Technical University Munich and at the École Polytechnique, Paris. Additionally, he was awarded an MA honors degree from the Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) in Munich. He served in the German army as an alpinist, is an active sportsman, and passionate about cybernetics and information-enabled innovation in science, society and technology.