Academic qualifications

• 06/1995 – 06/1997: Second Legal State Examination with honors, High Court, Berlin, Germany
• 08/1994 – 05/1995: Master of Laws L.L.M with honors, American University, Washington College of Law, Washington D.C, United States
• 10/1991 – 04/1994: First Legal State Examination with honors, Free University, Berlin, Germany
• 08/1990 – 08/1991: Diplome de Droit Français with honors, University of Grenoble, France Professional experience in the European Institutions

Professional experience in the European Institutions

• Since 12/2022: Deputy Director-General – Directorate-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT)
• 12/2019 – 11/2022: Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Jourova (portfolio: Values and Transparency)
• 11/2014 – 11/2019: Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Jourova (portfolio: Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality)
• 09/2011 – 10/2014: Head of Unit for interinstitutional, international
  coordination (DG JUST)
• 12/2009 – 08/2011: Advisor to High Representative / Vice President Cathy Ashton (portfolio: Foreign Affairs and Security
  Policy)
• 11/2004 – 11/2009: Member of Cabinet of Commissioners Peter Mandelson / Cathy Ashton (portfolio: Trade)
• 11/2003 – 11/2004: Administrator for Multilateral affairs and WTO (DG TRADE)

Professional experience before joining the European Institutions

• 03/2002 – 10/2003: Councellor, German Permanent epresentation in Brussels, Belgium (portfolio: trade policy, transatlantic relations)
• 01/1998 – 02/2002: Desk Officer on transatlantic relations, Private Secretary to G7 Sherpa and State Secretary, German Ministry of Economics in Berlin, Germany
• 07/1997 – 12/1997: Associate: Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton; Brussels, Belgium
• 07/1995 – 06/1997: Research Assistant, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany