CV abridged version
| Born: | July 3, 1951, in Bruck/Mur (Austria); married to Sonja Steiner-Pallamar, 2 children (Stefanie, Katharina) |
| 1967/68 | Exchange Student of the American Field Service in Alton, Illinois, USA |
| 1967-73 | Member of the Joseph-Haydn-Orchestra Bruck and Alton Civic Orchestra (cello) |
| 1969 | Matura at BRG Bruck/Mur |
| 1969/70 | Military service |
| 1970-77 | Studies in law, economics and sociology |
| 1972 | Temporary employment at OECD, Paris; goalkeeper of the OECD football team |
| 1973 | Cours de Droit des Institutions Européens, Université dé Strasbourg Temporary employment at Credit Commercial de France, Paris |
| 1974 | Doctorate in law, University of Graz |
| 1974-1977 | Member of ProScientia (Österreichisches Studienförderungswerk) |
| 1975 | Summer term at the Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA |
| 1976 | Member of the Department of Economics, University of Graz |
| 1977 | Masters (Magister) in economics |
| since 1978 | Editor of "WAS - Zeitschrift zum Vor-, Mit- und Nachdenken" |
| 1982/83 | Visiting Fellow at the University of Glasgow and Canterbury/UK (with British Council Grant) |
| 1983 | Vice Champion (n) of the University and Hospital Boxing Association, UK (heavyweight) |
| 1984 | Doctorate in economics, University of Graz |
| 1985 | Marathon de Paris; numerours half-marathons and triathlons in the following years |
| 1985-93 | Lecturer at the Austrian Academy of Advanced Management |
| 1986 | Visiting Fellow, University Glasgow/UK |
| 1988-91 | Scientific coordinator of "Modell Steiermark" |
| 1989 | Habilitation at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, University of Graz; since then tenured member at the Department of Economics |
| 1991 | Visiting Fellow at the "Universita Bocconi", Milano |
| 1991-95 | Visiting Professor at the University of Klagenfurt |
| 1991-2010 | Director of the Institute of Technology and Regional Policy (InTeReg), Joanneum Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH, Graz |
| 1992-2013 | Scientific Coordinator of “St. Georgener/Seggauberger Kreis” |
| 1994/96 | Member of the Expert Committee for a „Technology Policy Concept of the Federal Government of Austria" |
| 1995-2005 | Deputy Director of the "Arbeitslosenfonds" of the diocesis of Styria (charity organization) |
| 1996 | Visiting Professor at the University of Pecs |
| 1996-98 | Coordinator of INTAS project “Regionalization of Russian Federation” |
| 1997 | Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Graz |
| 1997 | External Expert in RITTS-projects of the European Commission |
| 1998 | Policy Advisor in TACIS project of the European Commission “Business Promotion Vladimir” |
| 1999 | Recommended candidate for the position of director of the Centre of Economic Research and Graduate Education - Economic Institute, Charles University, Prague |
| 1999 | Expert for the Council of Europe for the Russian Federation |
| 1999-2000 | Member of the evaluation committee of Innoregio (development Programme for the new states by the German Ministry of Education and Research) |
| 1999-2001 | Coordinator of Inco-Copernicus (4th Research Framework, EC) project “Modernization of Traditional Industries in Transition Countries” |
| 2001 | Expert for the European Commission at the Phare-project "Economic Innovation, Promotion and Transfer of SME Technology" for Slovenia |
| 2001-2005 | Scientific Director of “Lehrgang Ennstal” – College for Applied Technology, Information and Economics |
| 2003-2010 | Editor of Book Series of the Institute of Technology and Regional Policy of Joanneum Research |
2005 | Triathlon (Olympic distance) |
| 2005-2006 | Expert of the European Commission/DG Regio for Cohesion Policy and for the Structural Funds Policy 2007 - 2013 |
| 2008 | Expert of the Slovenian Research Agency and the Czech Academy of Sciences |
| 2008 | Expert of the OECD |
| 2008/2009 | Expert for the World Bank for the Turkish government |
| since 2009 | Member of the board of trustees of the Caritas Styria |
| since 2011 | Director of steiner+partner Wirtschaftanalysen GmbH |
| since 2013 | Member of the Editorial Board „Regional Studies Regional Science” |
| since 2015 | Scientific Coordinator of “Salzburger Kreis am K2” |
| 2016 | Local Organizer of the Annual Conference of the Regional Studies Association in Graz |
| 2017 | Visiting professor at University of Udine |
| 2018 | Visiting professor at University of La Coruna |
| 2018 | Scientific advisor and commentator in the TV-servies DOK1 "Austrian provinces for sale" |
| 2021 | Member of the Advisory Panel on Finances of the City of Graz |
Institute of Economics