| | Ingénieur civil des Mines de Paris |
| | DEA de sciences économiques |
| | Agrégation d'économie et gestion |
| 1980-1990 | Engineer |
| 1990-1992 | Deputy governor in Burgundy |
| 1992-1993 | Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture |
| since 1993 | Senior Counsellor at the "Cour des Comptes" |
| 1995-1999 | Deputy Special Coordinator for Sarajevo |
| 1999-2000 | Regional Administrator in Kosovo (United Nations) |
| 2000-2001 | Special advisor to the Political Director National coordinator for Stability Pact for South East Europe |
| 2001-2002 | European Union Special Representative in Skopje |
| 2002-2008 | Director for Economic Affairs in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Paris |
| since 2008 | Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations, New York |
| 1979-1984 | Studium der Erdölwissenschaften, Montanuniversität Leoben |
| 1985-1996 | Petroleum Engineering, Royal Dutch Shell |
| 1996-1998 | Business Development Manager, Royal Dutch Shell |
| 1998-1999 | Vice President, Government Relations, Royal Dutch Shell |
| 1999-2001 | Business Intelligence, Royal Dutch Shell |
| 2001-2007 | Corporate Strategy, Royal Dutch Shell |
| 2008-2010 | Chief Strategist, Royal Dutch Shell |
| seit 2010 | Director Policy and Scenarios, World Energy Council, London |
| Geschäftsführer und Gründer, Strategy Lab GmbH, Wien |
| Univ. Prof. für Strategisches Management und Angewandte Betriebswirtschaft, Karl-Franzens Universität Graz |
| seit 2011 | Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats Energie Steiermark AG, Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender STEWEAG |
| | International Consultant |
| | Expert on Foreign Policy and Security Affairs |
| | President of the German Israeli Business Association |
| | Member of the Steering Committee of the German Russian Raw Material Forum |
| | Member of the International Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations, New York |
| | Member of Boards and Advisory Boards of German, US and Swiss companies |
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| | Former Positions: Chairman, Munich Conference on Security Policy, Munich |
| | Honorary Professor, Faculty for Economics, Technical University, Munich |
| | President, BOEING Germany, Berlin |
| | Member of the Executive Board, BMW Group, Munich |
| | Director-General, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia and Middle East, BMW Board, Munich |
| | Chairman of the Executive Board, BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt, Munich; Executive Director, Bertelsmann Foundation, Gütersloh |
| | Director General, Foreign and Domestic Relations, Development Policy and Foreign Security, Federal Chancellery (National Security Advisor to Chancellor Helmut Kohl) Bonn |
| | Deputy Chief of Staff, Federal Chancellery, Bonn |
| | Chief of Staff of the Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) Parliamentary Group, Bonn |
| | Executive Undersecretary, State Chancellery, Mainz; Director General, Foreign, German and Security Policy, CDU Federal Office |
| | Assistant Professor for International Affairs, Free University Berlin |
| 1968-1971 | Military Academy |
| 1971-1972 | 2nd Lieutenant, Anti Aircraft Battalion |
| 1972-1979 | Armed Forces Sports School, Company Cdr, Special Forces |
| 1974-1975 | Desk Officer, UNFICYP - United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus |
| 1979-1982 | General Staff Officers' Course in Vienna |
| 1982-1984 | Office of Defence Policy, Ministry of Defence |
| 1984-1985 | Deputy Head, Arms Control Directorate, Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| 1986-1987 | Deputy Chief of Staff, UNDOF - United Nations Disengagement Observer Force |
| 1987-1991 | Directorate for Training, Ministry of Defence |
| 1989 | Commanding Officer Infantry Regiment |
| 1991-1994 | Deputy Head, then Military Advisor to the Austrian OSCE Delegation, Directorate for International Relations, Ministry of Defence |
| 1994-1995 | Head of Section for Arms Control, PfP - Partnership for Peace issues, Department for International Security, Ministry of Defence |
| 1995-1997 | Head of project Austrian Stand by Forces, Austrian representative in the international project groups for SHIRBRIG (UN Stand-by High Readiness Brigade) and CENCOOP - Central European Cooperation in Peace-keeping, Coordinator for International Assistance, Ministry of Defence |
| 1997-2000 | Military Advisor, Prime Minister' s Office, Federal Chancellery |
| 2000-2001 | Security Policy Department, Federal Chancellery |
| 2001-2002 | Bureau for Security Studies, Ministry of Defence |
| 2002-2004 | Director of the RACVIAC - Regional Arms Control Verification Assistance Center in Zagreb |
| 2003-2011 | Member of the Board of Directors of the CISM - International Military Sports Council |
| 2005-2006 | Austrian EU presidency team with specific responsibility for the Western Balkans, Military Policy Division, Ministry of Defence |
| 2006-2007 | Coordinator Western Balkan issues, Ministry of Defence |
| since 2007 | Defence Policy Director, Director of Directorate General for Security Policy |
