She is acting Head of Unit Cybersecurity technology and capacity building at DG CONNECT, European Commission. She joined the European Commission in October 2011 and worked in the area of implementation of the EU regulatory framework on electronic communications and later on developing EU cybersecurity policy and its implementation. She is a fully qualified German lawyer, graduated from Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt/O., Germany and Vrije Universiteit Brussels (LL.M in International and European law).