I am serving as chief executive officer of a state-owned mountain resort holding company in Lower Austria. We promote regional development in the state`s alpine areas by providing tourism infrastructure and steering quality initiatives.

In my work, I draw from experiences such as managing the 2005 World University Winter Games in Innsbruck and as a puclic-sector consulatnt.

I earned a first degree in sports science with a concentration in sport management from the University of Vienna. I also did post-graduate work at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Today, I am a part-time lecturer for outdoor tourism and sport policy at universities.