| 1981-1986 | National Blood Transfusion Center, Paris, France |
| 1986-1995 | Abbott Laboratories, Chicago |
| | Director, Probe Diagnostic Program |
| 1996-1999 | Biomerieux, Lyon, France |
| | Corporate Vice President Medical Affairs and Marketing |
| 1999-2001 | Genethon, Paris, France |
| | Chief Executive Officer |
| 2001-2003 | Baxter R&D Europe, Nivelles, Belgium |
| | Vice President, R&D Europe |
| since 2003 | Vice President, Global R&D, Baxter Bio Science, Vienna |
| 1979-1985 | Assistance Professor, University of Siegen, Germany |
| 1984 | PhD |
| 1985-1988 | Head of Department, Ministry of Economics, Bremen |
| 1988-2002 | European Commission, Brussels |
| | Last position: Head of Department Strategy and eEurope in DG Information Society, author of several policy documents including EU legislation |
| | Microsoft Europe, Middle East, and Africa responsible for Security Strategy |
| 1968-1975 | Law studies in the Universities of Bonn, Geneva and Heidelberg |
| 1975-1976 | Assistant at the Law Faculty of the University of Montpellier |
| 1976-1979 | Civil Servant in the Ministry of Justice |
| 1979-1983 | Lawyer in Mannheim/Heidelberg |
| since 1983 | in the European Commission: Social Affairs - Coal and Steel, Energy-Internal Energy Market, Industry-Aeronautics, space, rail and maritime |
| 1996-2004 | in Directorate General Research: Head of Unit for Aeronautics and Space Research |
| 2004 | in Directorate General Research: Head of Unit for Preparatory Action for Security |
| 2005-2007 | in Directorate General Enterprise and Industry: Head of Unit for Security Research and Development |
| since 2007 | in Directorate General Research and Innovation: Director "Industrial Technologies" |
| | Studied Arts in Law and Diplomacy and Philosophy at Tufts University |
| 1958-1960 | Trainee and Acting Assistant Branch Manager, The New England Merchants Bank, Boston |
| 1961-1962 | Instructor in Government, Tufts University |
| 1962-1967 | Assistant Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University |
| 1963-1967 | Host, television interview program, "Backgrounds" - WGBH-TV, Boston |
| 1965 | Visiting Scholar, The Brookings Institute |
| 1967-1968 | White House Fellow, Special Assistant to the Secretary of State |
| 1968-1970 | Associate Dean, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University |
| 1970-1995 | Dean and Professor of International Affairs, School of Foreign Service |
| 1982-1988 | Moderator, weekly PBS television program on foreign affairs "American Interests" |
| 1988-2005 | Moderator, PBS television foreign affairs series: "Great Decisions" |
| since 1995 | Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of International Affairs, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. |
