Graduate Studies at Ecole Centrale de Lyon and Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lyon (France) Graduate in Industrial Engineering (Dipl. Wirtsch.-Ing.) from Darmstadt, Technical University (Germany) Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from Darmstadt Technical University Post doctoral research at University of California, Berkeley (USA)
Member of the Board of Stadler Rail Ltd Member of the Board of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd Member of the Board of Trustees Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Avenir Suisse and Lucerne Festival Member of the Advisory Board of University of St. Gallen (HSG) Honorary Professor for Business Administration at University of St. Gallen Member of the Assembly of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)