Council Office

The experts at the Council office provide scientific, administrative, communication and technical support for the Council’s work. The team have expert knowledge in their respective fields and research topics and developments at national, European and international level, and provide Council members with the information they need to develop their work programmes, recommendations and statements. The Council office organises council sessions, plans and conducts events, workshops and stakeholder meetings. It also communicates the results of the Council’s work to stakeholders and the wider public, and maintains the organisation’s national and international network.

Managing Director
+43 1 713 14 14-10

Dr; Management of the office, strategic orientation of FORWIT; topics include science, research and innovation policy in Austria and in comparison, performance measurement in science, scientific policy advice and governance of the STI system

Thomas König

Thomas König

Deputy Managing Director
+43 1 713 14 14-12

PD DI Mag Dr; Innovation, science; project manager STI Monitor; evidence-based decision-making and R&D indicators, competitiveness in STI, digital transformation, key technologies

Alexandra Mazak-Huemer

Alexandra Mazak-Huemer

Junior Policy Officer
+43 1 713 14 14-13

MA; Science; Science for Policy, analysis of scientific policy advice

Paul Buntfuß

Paul Buntfuß

Junior Policy Officer

Dipl.-Ing., BSc; Assistant to the Managing Director

Sarah Faber

Sarah Faber

Senior Policy Officer
+43 1 713 14 14-17

Dr; Science; Higher education development and tertiary education system; Research funding; Data & Open Science

Anton Graschopf

Anton Graschopf

Office Managment
+43 1 173 14 14-21

Mag, MA; Office Management, Assistant to the Chairman

Maria Husinsky

Maria Husinsky

Junior Policy Officer
+43 1 713 14 14-15

Dipl.-Ing., BSc; Science; System Modelling, Data Engineering, Development

Irfan Kačapor

Irfan Kačapor

Policy Officer
+43 1 713 14 14-14

Science, Research and Innovation Policy in Europe; Twin Transition; Knowledge and Technology Transfer

Olga Litvyak

Olga Litvyak

Controlling, Accouting, Reporting, and HR
+43 1 713 14 14-22
Karin Schöggl

Karin Schöggl

Communications & Policy Officer
+43 1 713 14 14-18

Mag; Communications and public relations, contact person for media; event management, editorial work; organisation of SIP Talks; science communication, STI Monitor; Open Data Officer

Martin Wagner

Martin Wagner

Senior Policy Officer
+43 1 713 14 14-24

Dr; Research and Innovation Policy; Artificial Intelligence and Robotics; Security Research & Research Security; Science for Policy

Bernhard Wally

Bernhard Wally