I am a European by heart with a German passport. I live at Lake Constance in Southern Germany. After an apprenticeship at a local bank I studied political sciences, Italian linguistics, law and economics at the universities of Mannheim (Germany), Konstanz / Constance (Germany) and Pavia (Italy). I took my master's degree at the University of Konstanz / Constance, followed by postgraduate studies in public relations and online marketing. During the last years I have been working as marketing and communications professional for IT companies in Germany, Austria and the Principality of Liechtenstein.