Dr. As a diplomat, Gerlinde Manz-Christ was a government spokesperson for Lichtenstein and advises companies.
Manz-Christ is a promoted lawyer and has long been a member of the diplomatic service for Austria and head of international communications, as well as the most recent government spokeswoman for the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Today the economic expert and sought-after keynote speaker as a “diplomat for economics and politics” primarily advises companies in the areas of communication and conflict resolution. She teaches as a lecturer at the University of Innsbruck and the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna. She was awarded the Great Silver Medal of Honor with the Star for Services to the Republic of Austria and is the Jordanian Grand Officer of the Star Order. In 2013 she was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Diplomatic Academy Vienna. Since 2014 she has been an honorary member of the OCEANS network of the European Commission.