| 1984-1985 | Postgraduate Studies, International Relations, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Bologna |
| 1985-1987 | Postgraduate Studies, Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore |
| 1988-1990 | Fund Manager, Sparinvest KAG, Vienna |
| 1990-1994 | Head of Equity Trading und Sales, GiroCredit und Bank der Sparkassen, Vienna |
| 1994-1998 | Head of Structured Derivatives Europe, Head of Structured Equity Derivatives in Emerging Markets, Citibank International plc, London |
| 1998-2001 | Chief Executive Officer, CA IB Investmentbank AG, Vienna |
| 2001-2008 | Member, Managing Board, Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG |
| 2006-2008 | Head of Global Markets, Member of Executive Committee, UniCredit Group, Markets & Investment Banking |
| since 2008 | Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Ithuba Capital AG |
