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Structures and departments

ZSI has three departments

  • Research Policies & Development (incl. a lab on ‘R&I Policy and Internationalisation’ and a ‘Transformative Innovation Lab’)
  • Technology & Knowledge
  • Work & Equal Opportunities

The management team is responsible for the strategic and operational direction of ZSI. The Executive Board consists of:

  • Scientific Director: Mag. Dr. Elisabeth Unterfrauner
  • Business Director: Mag. Wolfgang Michalek
  • Head of Department ‘Work and Equal Opportunities’: Dr Barbara Glinsner, MSc
  • Head of Department ‘Research Policies and Development’: M.A. Gorazd Weiss
  • Head of Department ‘Technology and Knowledge’: Mag. Maria Schrammel

The R&I Policy and Internationalisation Lab is led by Elke Dall. The Transformative Innovation Lab is headed by Stefan Philipp. The internal Social Innovation Hub is run by Wolfgang Haider.

Mag. Dr. Elisabeth Unterfrauner

Scientific Director & CEO
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Mag. Wolfgang Michalek

Managing Director & CEO
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Dr. Barbara Glinsner MSc

Head of Department ‘Work and equal opportunities’, Board of Management
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M.A. Gorazd A. Weiss

Head of Department ‘Research and Development’, Board of Management
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Mag. Maria Schrammel

Head of Department ‘Technology and Knowledge’, Board of Management
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Mag. Elke Dall

Senior researcher, Project manager, Coordinator of the ‘R&I Policy and Internationalisation Lab’
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DI Stefan Philipp

Senior researcher, Project manager, Coordinator of the ‘Transformative Innovation Lab’
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Wolfgang Haider BA MA

Senior researcher, Project manager
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