About Us

Professional experience: consultant and trainer with a focus on Diversity & Inclusion and Unconscious Bias since 2006; many years of experience in the management of international corporations (Citigroup, ÖIAG, SCHIG etc.) in more than 20 countries.

Independent Expert on Diversity & Equality for the European Commission – DG Home Affairs & DG Justice. Member of the expert group for the creation of ISO 30.415 Diversity & Inclusion.

Lecturer at Danube University Krems for Diversity Management & CSR (2017/18); at the University of Vienna for Unconscious Bias and Discrimination, guest lecturer at Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Engagement: idea giver for the Diversity Charta initiative in Austria; long-standing member of the “Diversity Charters EU-level exchange platform”; Jury member Diversitas – Diversity Management Prize of the BMBWF for university and research institutions; member of the expert group of the CSR yearbook; Member of the Neuroleadership Institute, New York.

Expert for the design and implementation of diversity strategies in (international) organizations, Diversity & Inclusion in (higher) education, science and research, gender equality and inclusion, intercultural cooperation.

Professional experience: Diversity management in the field of international mobility and cultural exchange for Europe/Eurasia (training for executives and employees, strategic planning, process support, consulting); scientific research and teaching at several universities in Austria, Germany and the USA; extensive lecturing and publication experience with a focus on gender, disability and LGBTQI*.

Engagement: Mentor for MENTEE (mentoring program for young people from marginalized groups), member of the founding committee of Crip Magazine, co-founder and board member of Women of Vienna (2017-2020).

Expert for operational diversity management and gender, personnel development and Unconscious Bias. Additional focal points are demographic and health management as well as management development with a focus on “leading in the future” and innovation management.

Professional experience: Managing director and consultant at Crossing Cultures and HILL International Turkey, diversity manager and personnel developer at Allianz Insurance, collaboration on EQUAL EU and INTI EU projects.

Lecturer: Labor market and migration, Unconscious Bias and intercultural competence at the FH Burgenland, FH bfi Vienna and WIPOL.

Engagement: Co-founder of ZukunftVIELFALT, supporter of Neustart Schule, initiator and founder of the women’s network Career Lounge, development of playful tools to raise awareness of diversity and health.

Expert at integrating diversity and inclusion principles in measures to increase the effectiveness of teams and leaders.

Professional experience: I’ve been working in organizational development for 26 years, in the public as well as the private sector spanning a variety of economic fields. I’m the Managing Partner at Lighthouse OD where I lead an interdisciplinary team of advisors, coaches and trainers with a focus on team efficiency, Digital Academies, Leadership, Change Management and Agile Methods.

Adjunct Professor at FH Wiener Neustadt where I teach courses on Intercultural Competence, Personal Development and Leadership.

Professional experience: Diversity trainer since 2002, bilingual organizational consultant, specialist in cross-cultural leadership at osb international, Lighthouse OD and NLT Institute, mediation between HQ & international subsidiaries in 16 countries.

Lecturer: Diversity & International Leadership, Unconscious Bias and CSR & Change Management at Danube University Krems, TU Vienna, Management Center Innsbruck and FH Campus Vienna.

Engagement: Founding and board member of the ASD- Austrian Society for Diversity and the Institute for Diversity, jury member Diversitas 2016 of the BMWFW, member of the arbitration commission of Danube University Krems, initiator & cooperation officer for the National Training Laboratories Institute (NTL, USA) and the Austrian Society for Group Dynamics & Organizational Consulting (ÖGGO), EU Business Consultant for the CEE Region.

Expert in agile collaboration and team development as well as Unconscious Bias. Other focal points are moderation and discussion techniques as well as a establishing culture of learning and a feedback culture.

Professional experience: After artistic activities at the Berlin State Opera, he switched to marketing at Radio RTL Vienna. He later founded an agency for promotion & hospitality. After selling the agency, he began working as a consultant and trainer.

Engagement: As a long-standing member of AGPRO, he also held various positions on the board.

Expert for leadership development, introducing Diversity & Inclusion in organizations, organizational development, leading across cultures, service excellence.

Professional experience: Managing Director of Inspiring Leaders e.U. (organizational development, training, coaching) in several languages, management experience in the international luxury hotel industry and in higher education.

Expert for human rights aspects of corporate culture(s), analysis, strategy planning, process support.

Professional experience: Independent human rights consultant and trainer (process support and training; needs assessment for, conception and implementation of organizational development processes), research assistant at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Human Rights (science and teaching on (non-)discrimination, identity/diversity and access to law).

Lecturer: at the University of Vienna (equality/diversity, anti-discrimination, political education), at FH bfi Vienna (CSR & human rights) and Danube University Krems (MR).

Engagement: Vice President of the Litigation Association for Enforcing the Rights of Victims of Discrimination, Member of the Human Rights Advisory Board at the Ombudsman Board (2012-2014), Founder and Board Member of the ZARA Civil Courage and Anti-Racism Association (1999-2013).

Responsibilities: ensuring that everything runs smoothly in the office, coordination of trainings, events and appointments, customer acquisition, admin processes, e-learning projects

Responsibilities: Social media and eLearning content creation, editor, and project assistant.