Gerhard Riemer was (till 9/2013) Head of Division Education, Innovation & Research of the Federation of Austrian Industries (FAI) and acts now as Consultant for FAI, Vienna;
He studied Economics and Social Science at the University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Master of Business Administration 1973, Ph.D. in Economics and Social Science 1977; Study courses in Spain, Japan, USA, UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Finland; USA (2005, 2006); Malaysia, Singapore, China (2007, 2011), India (2012)
Honorary Title Professor (Republic of Austria; 3/2008); Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Arts, First Class (5/ 2014)
National international mandates e.g.:
Member of the Austrian Science Board
Board Member of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Austria
Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute for Research on Qualifications and Training of the Austrian Economy (ibw)
President Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA), Bonn-Berlin, Zürich, Vienna
Member of the Governing Board CEDEFOP, Empoyer’s Spokesperson, Thessaloniki
Vice-Chair Education Committee of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the OECD, Paris
