Hard Facts
Born 1988 in Vienna
Professional
- Account Manager at The Skills Group since 2022
- 2021-2022: General Secretary of the Federation of Social Democratic Academics, Intellectuals & Artists (BSA)
- 2013-2020: Various jobs in the national office of the Social Democratic Party of Austria
Education
- Masters Degree of Political Science at the University of Vienna
Funfacts
Usually busy, always sharply dressed and obviously capable of multitasking. (Picture 2) After multiple years of Experience in Politics, Richard switched to Communications. Armed with coffee and multiple phones he now takes on all challenges of our field. Even as a child Richard was born to be a communicator. That’s PR-Speak for he talked a lot by the way. Rumor suggest that might still be the case.
Even though his childhood dreams of becoming an astronaut might have fallen through, Richards only way was still up. Be it press-statements or crisis-management, he faces all tasks with drive and energy. And even when the stress level increases, he sticks to the mantra of his political role model Helmut Schmidt: “Will is all you need. And cigarettes.”
