I am a Jesuit and a priest.

Born in Feldkirch, Austria, in 1964, I studied Business and Management in Innsbruck. After receiving my doctorate in 1990, I worked for the Austrian Red Cross, most recently as deputy secretary general.

In 1999, I joined the Jesuits. After that, I studied Theology and Philosophy in Munich, London and Innsbruck. After my ordination as priest in 2008, I served as director of Kardinal König Haus in Vienna, a center for adult education and retreats run by Jesuits and Caritas, for almost ten years, then rector of the Jesuit College in Innsbruck from 2018 to 2025.

Since 2021, I have been Delegate of the Provincial of the Central European Jesuit Province for Adult Education. In November 2025, I took over the office of Superior of the Jesuits in Vienna. As in other places before, I also work as a prison chaplain.