| 2004-2008 | Research Associate, Jean Monnet Chair for Political Science and European Affairs, University of Cologne |
| 2008-2012 | Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| 2009 | Doctorate, Political Science, Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences, University of Cologne |
| since 2012 | Senior Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| 1992 | Scholarship, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo |
| 1995 | Scholarship, Department of War Studies, King' s College, London |
| 1997-1998 | Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Rutgers University, New Jersey |
| 1998-1999 | Expert, Budgetary and Finance Committee, Hungarian National Assembly |
| 1999-2001 | Advisor, SAPRI - Structural Adjustment Participatory Review, World Bank |
| 2000-2010 | Associate Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest and the King Sigismund College, Budapest |
| 2000-2003 | Széchenyi Professorship Grant |
| 2001-2002 | NIAS - Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Wassenaar |
| 2003-2005 | Advisor, Prime Minister' s Office, Budapest |
| 2004-2005 | Member, Board of Directors, Koping-Datorg Rt, Budapest |
| 2005-2010 | Member, Board of Directors , European Bank for Reconstruction and Development representing Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Croatia, London |
| 2010-2014 | Commissioner, Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission, Brussels |
| 1980 | Master of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| 1980-1993 | CNV - Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands), Utrecht |
| 1993-1998 | Vice Chairman, CNV - Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond (National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands), Utrecht |
| 1998-2002 | Partner, Boer & Croon, Amsterdam |
| 2002-2007 | Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands, cabinet Balkenende |
| 2007-2011 | Deputy Secretary-General, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris |
| 2011-2012 | Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| since 2012 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| 1995-1997 | Chairman, Austrian National Students Union, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 1997-2000 | Research Assistant, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2000-2005 | Managing Director, legend Consulting GmbH |
| 2006-2010 | Founder and Managing Director, Pleon Publico Public Relations & Lobbying |
| 2011-2012 | Founder and Managing Director, cumclave Unternehmensberatung |
| 2011-2014 | Managing Director, Tauern Holding |
| 2014-2017 | State Secretary, Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy |
| since 2017 | Austrian Federal Minister of Science, Research and Economy |
| 1978-1983 | Institute of Higher Education for Tourism, Schloss Klessheim, Salzburg |
| 1984 | Entry into the family business |
| 1987 | Chief Executive Officer, Hochzillertal GmbH, Kaltenbach |
| Managing Director, Schultz Group, Kaltenbach |
| 2004-2010 | President, Women in the Economy, Schwaz |
| since 2005 | Committee member, Association of Travel Agencies in Tyrol |
| 2008-2010 | Vice President, Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| 2008-2011 | Member of the Committee, Tyrol Tourism-Development Fund, Innsbruck |
| Member, Advisory Board for Tyrol Tourism, Innsbruck |
| 2008-2013 | President, Women in the Economy, Austrian People's Party Business Federation, Vienna |
| President, Women in the Economy, Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| since 2008 | Member of Economic Parliament, Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| since 2010 | Member of the Steering Committee for the Division for Tourism and the Leisure Industry, The Tyrol Economic Chamber, Innsbruck |
| Deputy Chairwoman, Association of Hotels in Tyrol |
| Vice President, WKO - Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
| 2012-2015 | Deputy President of EUROCHAMBRES, Brussels |
| since 2015 | President, "Women in Business", Austrian Federal Economic Chamber |
| Vice President of EUROCHAMBRES, Brussels |
| since 2016 | President of the ibw - Institut für Bildungsforschung der Wirtschaft Austria, Research and Development in Vocational Education and Training,Vienna |
| Vice President of Wirtschaftsbund and Vice President "Women in Business", Wirtschaftsbund, Central Office, Vienna |
| 1978-1983 | Studies, Economics and Sociology, University of Augsburg |
| 1980-1982 | Studies, Educational and Social Sciences, University of Hagen |
| 1988 | Doctorate, Organizational Theory |
| 1989-1996 | Executive, various divisions and departments, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| 1996-2008 | Head, Economics and Social Affairs, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| 2000-2002 | Founding General Manager, IT-Academy East-Westphalia, Gütersloh |
| since 2001 | Member, Management Committee, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| 2008-2011 | Head, Evidence-Based Policies Program, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| since 2008 | Senior Director, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| since 2012 | Head, Shaping Sustainable Economies Program, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
