- Master ("Diploma") in Physics (with distinction) with focus on bio-nano technology
- several years of international consulting experience with McKinsey & Company with focus on automotive and semiconductor
- PhD in management on family firms and disruptive innovations
- Habilitation in St. Gallen, visiting professorships in Italy
- since 2015 Professor of Family Business at WHU, Germany
- manifold research awards, publications in international top journals, Associate Editor of journal Family Business Review, keynote speaker at several family business conferences
- Board member of S-DAX listed company INDUS AG until 2018
- named "Top 40 under 40" by German magazine Capital in 2018
- mother of 3
Research and institute mentioned by media such as Forbes, Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Manager, Süddeutsche, Capital, Zeit Magazin, Deutsch Perfekt, SWR3. Experience with audio and video interviews.