Peter Kummer has been Professor of Practice in the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC) since September 2025. Until May 2025, he served as Head of Infrastructure and member of the Executive Board at Swiss Federal Railways (SBB). In this role, he was responsible for ensuring the optimal use of network capacity for passenger and freight services through train path management and the efficient operation, maintenance, and development of the railway infrastructure. SBB Infrastructure also oversees the expansion of both the rail network and the company’s electricity supply system.

Peter Kummer joined SBB in 2007 as Chief IT Architect and became CIO and member of the Executive Board in 2009. As CIO, he led the company’s entire IT division and played a key role in driving SBB’s digital transformation. Before joining SBB, he headed Enterprise Architecture and IT Strategy at "Die Mobiliar", and previously worked as an IT architect, project leader and consultant in various companies.

He holds a master’s degree in business administration and information systems from the University of Bern.