| 1990-1991 | Manager Hungarian Operations, Austrian Lotteries |
| 1991-1997 | Managing Director, Lotto Union - Hungarian subsidiary |
| 1998-2003 | Assistant, Management Board, Casinos Austria |
| 1998-2006 | Deputy Head, Management Services and Controlling, Austrian Lotteries |
| 2000-2003 | Synergies Coordinator, Casino Austria and Austrian Lotteries |
| 2003-2006 | Head, Synergies Divisions, Casinos Austria and Austrian Lotteries |
| since 2006 | Director, Austrian Lotteries |
| Managing Director, Entertainment Glücks- und Unterhaltungsspiel GmbH |
| since 2007 | Member, Supervisory Board, Österreichische Sportwetten GmbH |
| since 2010 | Director, Casinos Austria AG |
| 2011-2013 | Managing Director, Casinos Austria International Holding GmbH |
| since 2011 | Member, Supervisory Board, Flughafen Wien AG |
| since 2013 | Member, Supervisory Board, Casinos Austria International Holding GmbH |
| since 2016 | President, Supervisory Board, EVN AG |
| 2016-2019 | Managing Director, Entertainment Glücks- und Unterhaltungsspiel GmbH |
| 2017-2019 | Vice Chairman, ÖVP - Austrian People’s Party |
| since 2018 | Member, General Council, Österreichische Nationalbank |
| President, Supervisory Board, Flughafen Wien AG |
| 2018-2019 | Member, Supervisory Board, Telekom Austria AG |
| since 2019 | Director General, Casinos Austria AG |
| Chief Executive Officer, Österreichische Lotterien GmbH |
| 1976-1981 | Studium des Arbeits- und Sozialrechts, der Sozialpsychologie und Soziologie, Universitäten zu Saarbrücken und Mannheim |
| seit 1986 | Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. |
| 1990-1992 | Lehrtätigkeiten an der kath. FH-Köln |
| 1992-2002 | Leiterin Abteilung für Frauen- und Familienpolitik, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. |
| 1994-1998 | Mitglied der Familienkommission der CDU und der Bundesfachausschüsse Frauen und Familie, 13. Legislaturperiode |
| 2002-2005 | Mitglied des Bundesfachausschusses "Frauen" |
| 2005 | Mitglied der Familienkommission der CDU |
| 2006 | Mitglied der Kommission Bildungschancen und Erziehung der CDU |
| 2015 | Mitglied der Kommission "Zusammenhalt stärken - Zukunft der Bürgergesellschaft gestalten" der CDU |
| Mitglied der Enquetekommission V "Zukunft der Familienpolitik in Nordrhein-Westfalen" |
| seit 2003 | Koordinatorin für Frauen- und Familienpolitik, Arbeitsgruppe Gesellschaftspolitik, Hauptabteilung Politik und Beratung, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. |
| 1985-1992 | Studies, Psychology and Business Administration |
| 1993-1995 | Product Manager, Henkel, Vienna, Belgium and the Netherlands |
| 1995 | Ph.D., Psychology, Dissertation: Consumer Behaviour in the Health Market |
| 1995-2003 | Management, Empirical Department, Institute of Motivational Research |
| 2006-2013 | Managing Director, Karmasin Opinion Research Company |
| 2009-2013 | Founder, Consulting Company Sophie Karmasin Market Intelligence |
| 2011-2012 | Course, Systemic Coaching and Consulting Competence |
| 2011-2013 | Managing Partner, Austrian Gallup Institute / Dr. Karmasin Marktforschung Ltd. and Karmasin Motivforschung Ltd. |
| since 2013 | Austrian Federal Minister of Families and Youth, Vienna |
| | Studies of History, Journalism and Law, University of Vienna |
| | Graduation with honors (Mag.phil) in History and Communication Science |
| | Degree from the 32nd Post Graduate Management University Course at the Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| | 7th Strategic Leadership Course of the LVAK (Austrian National Defence Academy) on behalf of the Federal Government and the National Security Council |
| | Postgraduate Diploma in General Management, ESMT European School of Management and Technology, Berlin |
| 1991-1992 | Press spokesman of the Vienna branch of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) |
| 1992-1997 | Permanent freelancer in the editorial department for ethnic minorities of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) |
| 1997-1998 | Press Officer, Federation of Austrian Industries (IV), Editor-in-Chief of "Industry News Service" |
| 1998-1999 | Federal Managing Director of Young Industry / Group 1031 |
| 1999-2001 | Manager of the IV Newsroom, Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) |
| 2001-2011 | Director of Marketing & Communication Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) |
| since 2011 | Director General of the Federation of Austrian Industries (IV) |
| 1992-1997 | Study of History and Political Science (without completing) |
| 1994 | Freelancer "Vorarlberger Nachrichten" |
| 1996 | Entry to "Die Presse" |
| 2002 | Editor, Domestic Policy Department, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| 2004 | Appointment to Department head "Chronik/Wien", "Die Presse", Vienna |
| 2009 | Appointment to Editorial Director for the new "Presse am Sonntag", Vienna |
| 2010 | Appointment to Head of Domestic Policy, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| since 2012 | Editor-in-Chief, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| since 2014 | Publisher, "Die Presse", Vienna |
| 2017 | Appointment as Managing Director, "Die Presse", Vienna |
