Management consultant, business journalist and honorary professor for economic policy at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. Studied economics. From 1987, worked in banking, most recently until mid-2009 Chairman of the Board of Management of Investkredit. Consultant for a private bank and supervisory board member in several industrial companies. Responsible for the "OPEN MINDS" discussion series at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, lecturer at the University of Salzburg, co-editor and columnist for the Austrian weekly newspaper "Die Furche". Numerous publications. Board member and former president of GLOBART.