Max Kothbauer has played a leading role in many of Austria’s most significant organizations and is currently serving as president/chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Vienna, Austria.

Since the late 1970s, he has been heavily involved in the Austrian banking sector. His previous positions have included terms as CEO for various companies such as the former Austrian Creditanstalt, chief of staff for Franz Vranitzky, the former Austrian prime minister, and a senior advisor and consultant in organizations such as Booz Allen Hamilton. He spends his “free” time serving as a member of the Board of Directors for the Bruno Kreisky-Forum for International Dialogue in Vienna and as a member of the Committee of the Austrian Reparations Fund. He is a member of the project advisory board of the Austrian Future Fund and he chairs of the board of trustees of the Austrian Belvedere Gallery.

Kothbauer holds a master’s degree in sociology/social and economic sciences from the University of Vienna, Austria.

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