Department: Directors
Function: Associate Researcher / Co-Chair of SDSN Europe
Specialization: Urban and regional planning
5/2021-11/2021 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher |
11/2014-4/2021 | Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Germany) Executive Director |
8/2012-11/2014 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Associate Fellow |
2011-2012 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Managing Director |
2010 | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) Director of the Strategy Centre 'New Partnerships for Global Development' |
2007-2010 | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Head of the Directorate-General for Global and Sectoral Policies; European and Multilateral Development Policy; Africa, Middle East |
2002-2007 | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Head of the Instruments of Bilateral Cooperation Directorate (2002 - 2003), and of the Peace and Democracy, Human Rights; United Nations Directorate (2003 - 2007) |
1994-2002 | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development Head of the Budget Division (1994-1998), the Basic Principles, Concepts and Planning of Development Policy Division (1998-1999) and the Foreign and Security Policy; Peace-building and Crisis Prevention; Human Rights; Research Division (1999-2002) |
1988-1994 | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation Desk Officer in the Budget Division |
1987-1988 | Federal Centre for Political Education Basic Principles and Planing Division |
1978-1987 | Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation Desk Officer in the Cross-sectoral Development Policy Issues Division (1978-1981), the Basic Principles, Concepts and Planning of Development Policy Division (1981-1982) and the Budget Division (1982-1987) |
1977-1978 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Participant of the 13th training course with a three-month research assignment in Malaysia |
1977 | Technische Universität Berlin, Institute for Urban and Regional Planning Visiting Lecturer |
1974-1977 | Technische Universität Berlin, Institute for Urban and Regional Planning Student Tutor |
1972-1977 | Technische Universität Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin Student of Urban and Regional Planing and Economics (Diplom-Ingenieur, Technical University of Berlin) |