Studies in Law and Economics, Freiburg, Geneva, Munich and New York; LLM in Corporate Law, New York Univ.; PhD in Accounting for Mergers, Munich Univ. Former Corporate Lawyer, Bruckhaus Freshfields. 1997, joined McKinsey; has led infrastructure mega-projects and transformations of government institutions as well as private sector companies. Currently, Director; leader of the infrastructure practice in Middle East/Africa and part of the global leadership team. Work ranges from national strategies for infrastructure and logistics, defining social and economic development objectives and translating those into national agendas, to financing/PPP, regulatory management and operations.