| 1992 | Graduation (Abitur), Görres-Gymnasium, Düsseldorf |
| 1992-1997 | Law Studies, Universities of Freiburg im Breisgrau, Geneva and Cologne |
| 1997 | Master Degree, Law School, University of Cologne |
| 1998-2000 | Trainee Solicitor, Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Düsseldorf |
| 2000 | German Bar Exam, Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2000-2002 | Desk Officer for Internal Market Legislation ("New Approach" Directives), European Commission - DG ENTERPRISE, Unit G.3, Brussels |
| 2002 | Ph.D. in Constitutional Law (Dr. iur.), University of Cologne |
| 2002-2004 | Desk Officer for Steel Trade Policy, European Commission - DG TRADE, Unit E.2, Brussels |
| 2004-2006 | Coordinator for Bilateral EU-US Trade Relations ("US desk"), European Commission - DG TRADE, Unit E.3, Brussels |
| 2005-2006 | Lecturer (Maître de Conférence), Sciences Po Paris |
| 2006-2010 | Head of the Political, Economic and Press Section, Delegation of the European Union to Brazil, Brasilia |
| 2008-2010 | Visiting Lecturer, Law Faculty, USP - University of Sao Paulo |
| 2010-2014 | Head of the Energy, Transport and Environment Section, Delegation of the European Union to the US, Washington, D.C. |
| 2011-2014 | Visiting Lecturer, School of International Service of American University, Washington |
| 2014 | Leader of the Statements, Declarations & Demarches Team, Division DSG 2.1 (Policy Coordination), EEAS European External Action Service, Brussels |
| 2000-2004 | Doctoral Studies in Economics, EUI - European University Institute, Florence |
| 2003-2004 | Assistant Professor, Institute for Economics, Johannes Kepler University of Linz |
| 2004-2005 | Associate Consultant, McKinsey & Company, Vienna |
| 2005-2008 | Assistant Professor, Chair of International Economic Relations (Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Kohler), Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen |
| 2008 | Habilitation, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen |
| 2008-2011 | Professor for Economics, esp. International Economics, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart |
| 2010-2019 | Director, IFO - Center for International Economics, Munich |
| 2011-2019 | Professor for Economics, esp. International Economics, Chair for international trade and international finance, Faculty of Economics, University of Munich |
| since 2019 | President, Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
| Professor, Christian-Albrechts-University,Kiel |
| | Master, International Law, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1997-2000 | Permanent Representative of Mexico to the Organization of American States |
| 2000-2005 | Director General for Human Rights and Democracy, Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico City |
| 2006-2009 | Ambassador of Mexico to the Republic of Singapore |
| 2009-2013 | Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations and other International Organizations, Geneva |
| since 2013 | Ambassador of Mexico to the European Union, the Kingdom of Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Brussels |
| | Diploma, Administrative Science, Konstanz University, Konstanz |
| 1994-1998 | State manager, and Spokesperson, FDP Lower Saxony (Free Democratic Party of Germany), Hannover |
| 1999-2003 | Head of Department, Strategy and Campaigns, FDP (Free Democratic Party of Germany) Federal Office, Berlin |
| 2002-2003 | Deputy Federal Manager, FDP (Free Democratic Party of Germany), Berlin |
| 2003-2008 | Head of Department, State Chamber of Lower Saxony, Hannover |
| 2008-2009 | State Secretary, Ministry of Economics, Labour and Transport of Lower Saxony |
| 2009-2011 | State Secretary, German Federal Ministry of Health, Berlin |
| 2011-2014 | State Secretary, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Berlin |
| 2012-2014 | Chairman of the Board, Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH, Berlin |
| since 2014 | Deputy Secretary-General, OECD-Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris |
| 1990-1991 | Consultant, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, Rome |
| 1984-1999 | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C.: |
| 1984-1987 | Economist, Soviet Union Section, Centrally Planned Economies Branch |
| 1987-1989 | Economist, Regional Policy and Information Section, Agricultural and Trade Policy Branch |
| 1989-1992 | Leader, Central and Eastern Europe Section, Europe Branch, Agricultural and Trade Analysis Division, Economic Research Service |
| 1992-1994 | Chief, Europe Branch, Agricultural and Trade Analysis Division, Economic Research Service |
| 1994-1996 | Manager, Technical Assistance Activities in Europe, Africa, and Middle East Areas, Economic Research Service |
| Chief, Europe, Africa, and Middle East Branch, Commercial Agriculture Division, Economic Research Service |
| 1996-1997 | Deputy Director of Program Planning and Staff Analysis, Commercial Agriculture Division, Economic Research Service |
| 1997-1999 | Deputy Administrator for Economic and Community Systems, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1999-2014 | United States International Trade Commission, Washington D.C.: |
| 1999-2012 | Chief Economist and Director, Office of Economics |
| 2012-2014 | Director of Operations |
| since 2014 | Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division, World Trade Organization, Geneva |
| since 2015 | Visiting Professor, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva |
| 1975-1983 | Dolmetschstudium für Englisch und Spanisch an der Universität Innsbruck |
| 1981-1982 | Aufbau des und Mitarbeit im Frauenhaus Innsbruck |
| 1983-1986 | Referentin für die Organisation Frauensolidarität |
| 1986-1988 | Deutschlehrerin für politische Flüchtlinge aus Lateinamerika, Irak und Iran |
| 1989-1995 | Redakteurin des entwicklungspolitischen Magazins Südwind und Pressereferentin des ÖIE - Österreichisches Informationsdienst für Entwicklungspolitik |
| seit 1994 | Obfrau des Vereins Frauensolidarität Entwicklungspolitische Initiativen für Frauen |
| 1994 | Teilnahme an der UN-Konferenz für Bevölkerung und Entwicklung: NGO-Delegierte für den Österreichischen Informationsdienst für Entwicklungspolitik ÖIE in der Regierungsdelegation |
| 1995 | Koordination der Pressearbeit für die nichtstaatlichen Organisationen bei der Weltfrauenkonferenz in Peking |
| Erstmals Kandidatur für die Grünen |
| 1996-1998 | Bundesgeschäftsführerin der Grünen |
| 1996-2006 | Delegierte der Österreichischen Grünen bei der Europäischen Föderation Grüner Parteien (EFGP), heute EGP Europäische Grüne Partei |
| 1999 | Lektorin am Institut für Translationswissenschaften der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz |
| 1999-2009 | NRAbg. und im Grünen Klub zuständig für Außen- und Entwicklungspolitik sowie für die Gleichstellung von Lesben, Schwulen und TransGenderPersonen |
| Stv. Vorsitzende des Außenpolitischen Ausschusses |
| 2004-2009 | Fraktionsvorsitzende im Hauptausschuss |
| 2006-2009 | Ko-Vorsitzende der Europäischen Grünen Partei (EGP) |
| 2008-2014 | Stellvertretende Klubobfrau der Grünen |
| seit 2009 | Delegierte der Grünen Fraktion im Europäischen Parlament |
| Abgeordnete, Europäisches Parlament, Brüssel |
| Außenpolitische Sprecherin der Grünen/EFA-Fraktion |
| Kosovo-Berichterstatterin des Europäischen Parlaments |
| Ko-Präsidentin der LGBT-Intergroup |
| 2009-2013 | Europasprecherin der Grünen |
| seit 2013 | Vizepräsidentin der Grünen/EFA-Fraktion |
| seit 2014 | Vizepräsidentin des Europäischen Parlaments |
| 1992-1998 | Master in European Studies (Magister Rerum Europae), University of Osnabrück |
| 1995-1996 | Master in Management (Diplome de lESC), Graduate School of Management (Ecole Supérieure de Commerce), Poitiers |
| 1996 | Intern, Directorate General for Research, European Parliament, Luxembourg |
| 1998-2003 | DFG-Graduiertenkolleg "European Integration and Structural Change", University of Osnabrück |
| 1999 | Trainee, Cabinet of EU-Commissioner Dr. Wulf-Mathies (funded by the EU), European Commission, Brussels |
| 2004-2005 | Research & Project Consultant, UN ILO - United Nations International Labour Organization, Geneva |
| since 2006 | Senior Project Manager, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| | Studies Economics, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and at University of Trier |
| 1990-1994 | Research Associate and Project Director, Prognos AG, Basel |
| 1994-1996 | Senior Consultant, Centre Européen d'Expertise en Evaluation, Lyon |
| 1996-2003 | Head of Economics and Social Policy department, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Gütersloh |
| 2003-2008 | Head of cross-sectional Demographic Change Campaign |
| since 2008 | Director and Member of the Management Committee |
