Social welfare expert at ‘Diakonie Österreich’, co-founder of the Austrian Anti Poverty Network ‘Die Armutskonferenz’, staff member of the street newspaper ‘Augustin’ and lecturer for the study programme ‘social work’ at the University of Applied Sciences Vienna. During his career, amongst others, he worked in the field of care work for people with disabilities, homeless people, and refugees. He is a co-initiator of numerous social initiatives such as ‘Hunger auf Kunst und Kultur’.