MBA and PhD in Business Administration, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. With BCG since 1998 (Hamburg, Kuala Lumpur, Munich offices). Currently: Senior Partner and Managing Director; Global Leader, Global Advantage Practice Area; Core Member, Automotive Practice Area. Lived 10 years in Asia and worked in most of the world’s emerging markets, supports Europe-based clients on an array of globalization-related topics. Co-led the joint BCG-WEF initiative on "Connected Mobility" in the past years; Member, Global Fourth Industrial Revolution Autonomous and Urban Mobility Council. Before joining BCG worked for the Austrian trading firm Bank Austria Handelsholding in the Corporate Strategy department.