Irina Michalowitz is IMConsult's founder and CEO. She has over 15 years of Public Affairs experience in corporate, NGO and association positions, as well as an academic and trainer background focused on EU policymaking, lobbying and human resource management. She has held senior management and Public Affairs leadership positions in the logistics, tourism, research and utilities sectors, and has experience as a headhunter for an executive search firm. She holds an MBA from WU Executive Academy (Vienna), a Ph.D. in Political Science from Robert-Schuman University (Strasbourg) and the University of Hamburg. Additionally, she is a certified business coach.