| 1967 | Doctorate in Law, University of Vienna |
| 1968-1973 | Assistant to Kurt W. Rothschild, Institute for General Economics and Public Economics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
| 1972-1973 | ACSL Fellow, Department of Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge |
| 1973 | Tenure-track professorship, General Economics and Public Economics, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
| Call to TH Darmstadt, Chair in Public Economics |
| 1974-1981 | Full Professor and Head, Institute of Finance, Johannes Kepler University, Linz |
| 1981-2008 | Full Professor, Vienna University of Economics and Business (successor to Stephan Koren), partly on leave, Vienna |
| 2003-2005 | Vice Rector, Financial Affairs, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna |
| 2008 | Honorary doctorate in Social and Economic Sciences, Alpen-Adria-University, Klagenfurt |
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| | Business activities |
| 1971-1979 | Member and later President, Governing Board of PSK - Österreichische Postsparkasse, Expert on cartel matters, Cartel Court of the Superior Land Court, Vienna |
| 1999-2003 | Vice-President and Member of the Management Committee, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg |
| 2006-2007 | Chief Executive Officer, BAWAG P.S.K. Bank für Arbeit und Wirtschaft Österreichische Postsparkasse Aktiengesellschaft |
| since 2008 | Governor, OeNB - Oesterreichische Nationalbank |
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| | Political activities |
| 1978-1999 | Member, Austrian Parliament |
| 1980-1987 | Deputy Chairman, Scientific Committee |
| 1985-1999 | Chairman, Finance Committee |
| 2010-2011 | Associate Professor, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby |
| 2011-2013 | Minister of the Economy and Employment, Government of Portugal |
| 2013-2014 | Associate Professor, School for International Studies, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby |
| since 2014 | Director, Country Studies Branch, Economics Department, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris |
| 1993 | Founder, Enterprise specialising in project management, IT and organisation |
| 2001 | Deputy Head, Department, Retail Banking Organisation, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna |
| 2001-2003 | Head, Department, Retail Banking Organisation, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna |
| 2003 | Head, Department, Overall Bank Organisation, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna |
| 2004 | Head, Division, Organisation / IT Management, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna |
| 2005 | Head, Division, Organisation/ IT Management (Austria and CEE), Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna |
| 2006-2007 | Member, Management Board, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG; Chief Operating Officer, Global Banking Services, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG, Vienna |
| 2007-2009 | Head, GBS CEE, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Vienna |
| 2008-2009 | Member, Management Board, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Vienna |
| 2009-2012 | Chief Executive Officer, Schoellerbank AG |
| 2011-2016 | Member, Management Board, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Private Banking, Vienna |
| since 2016 | Chief Executive Officer, UniCredit Bank Austria AG, Vienna |
| 2010-2012 | Vocational Training Banker, Deutsche Bank Privat- und Geschäftskunden AG |
| 2012 | Relationship Manager Business Banking, Deutsche Bank Privat- und Geschäftskunden AG |
| 2012-2013 | Study Business Administration, WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business), Vienna* |
| since 2013 | Study Philosophy, University of Vienna |
| 2014-2015 | Team Assistant, Assurance, PwC Österreich GmbH |
| since 2015 | Consultant, Financial Services Consulting, PwC Österreich GmbH |
