Born July 20, 1962 in Stuttgart
Protestant, married, three children

Education
1982  Abitur (college preparatory diploma) and Military service (1982-1983)

1983-88 University studies in Political Science, Economics, German Language and History, Tübingen

1992  Doctorate in Economic and Social Sciences

Career
1988 – 1993 Parliamentary advisory service

1994 – 1996  Professor of Political Science at the “Hochschule für Polizei” (police university), Villingen-Schwenningen

1996  – 1998 Permanent Undersecretary, State Ministry of Science, Research and Art, Baden-Württemberg

1998 – 2004 Minister of the State Ministry and for European Affairs, Baden-Württemberg

since March 2005   Senior Advisor for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Hamburg

since January 2008 Managing partner at Pontis Strategie GmbH, Stuttgart

since November 2008    Chairman of the Board at the German Producers Alliance film & television, Berlin/Munich