Studies: Mechanical Engineering & Economics; University of Technology, Graz; 1970 - 1975
Business Economics; Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, 1975 - 1981 (main focus: Industrial Management, Finance and Operations Research)
02.07.1981 Graduation to Mag.rer.soc.oec. (Master of Social and Economic Sciences)
21.11.1985 Doctorate to Dr.rer.soc.oec.(PhD.rer.soc.oec.)1989 Postgradual lecture qualification for economics (Habilitation)

Academic career: 1981 - 1990 scientific assistant; Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Department of Production and Finance
Since 1990 university lecturer at Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz 1990 - 1991 University of Osnabrück (Germany), Department of Finance and Banking
1991 - 1995 Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Department of Accounting, Investment and Finance
1995 - 1997 University of Ulm (Germany), Department for Mathematics and Economics
Since 1997 Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz; Head of Department of Banking and Finance;
Since 1982 Member of The European Finance Association, 1986 - 1989 Executive Member
Since 1984 Member of The Southern and Southwestern Finance Association (USA)
Since 1987 Member of The European Working Group of Financial Modeling
Since 1988 Member of Verbandes der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (association of professors of economics)
Member of The German Finance Association
Founder of the Austrian Working Group on Banking and Finance
Since 1999 Board member of the Österreichischen Bankwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft
(Austrian Society of Bank-Research)
Since 1999 Head of the scientific department Forum für Bankmanagement
Since 1999 Science editor of the Bankarchiv

Book: Wertpapieranalyse. Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg-Wien 1986. 4. Auflage 2001.
Editor: Betriebswirtschaftslehre und gesellschaftliche Verantwortung. Mit Corporate Social Responsibility zu mehr Engagement. Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden 2004.