Head of the Department of Materials, Institute for Polymer Technology at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland. Former Vice President of Research at ETH , Zürich, Switzerland. Professor of Polymer Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, USA.

Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland.

Extracurricular appointments/public activities include:

- Member of the Board of Directors of SIKA AG, Baar, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors of Global Surface AG, Nussbaumen, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of Directors of Quadrant AG, Lenzburg, Switzerland
- Member of the Board of several Foundations: Academia Engelberg; Bibliothek Werner Oechslin, Einsiedeln (President); Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle, Zurich, Stiftung zur Förderung der Denkmalpflege, Zürich
- Member of the Board of Forum Vera, Bern
- Scientific Advisory Board of the National Research Foundation of Singapore
- Materials Consultant