University studies in Food Technologies and Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna.
Doctoral and post-doctoral work in industrial research at an international biotechnology company. Diploma in Business and Technology as well as a Master of Business Administration in "General Management".
Professional Career
1990: Researcher, doctoral studies and post-doctoral research at Immuno AG
1996: Head of Unit and Deputy Director of the Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation (BIT)
2003: Internships at the U.S. National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, collaboration with the Science Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, Washington DC
2003: Vice-Rector for Research Management and International Cooperation at the Medical University of Graz
2006: Director of the Division of European and International Programs at the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Vienna
2010: Fulbright Scholar at George Washington University and the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Washington DC
Since August 2011: Member of the Management Board of Infineon Technologies Austria AG
Since January 2012: Chief Technology Officer at Infineon Technologies Austria AG
Since April 2014: Chief Executive Officer of Infineon Technologies Austria AG
Selected Functions
Vice President of the Federation of Austrian Industries
Chairwoman ECSEL (Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership) Joint Undertaking
Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of the University of Applied Sciences Carinthia
Member of the Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development
Elected member of the Senate of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Germany
Vice-Chairwoman of the European Commission’s Connect Advisory Forum (CAF), Directorate General CONNECT
Member of the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group for the ex-post Evaluation of the 7 th EU Research Framework Programme
Member of the European Commission’s High-Level Strategy Group on Industrial Technologies, tasked to provide strategic advice towards the 9th EU Framework Programme
Jury member of the European Commission’s Prize for Women Innovators, Directorate General for Research and Innovation
Vice-Chairwoman of the University Council at the Vienna University of Technology, Vienna
Evaluator and Coordinator of innovative research projects at the European Commission
Awards
Austrian University Management Award 2007, Danube University Krems for the project "Strategic Research Management" at the Medical University of Graz
Recipient of the French Republic's "Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite" Medal in honor of services to the strategic research partnership between France and Austria, October 2011
Honorary Senator of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Honorary Senator of the Leopold Franzens University, Innsbruck
