Madeleine Mahovsky
Madeleine Mahovsky
Personal details
• Austrian
• Born December 11th 1964 in Vienna, Austria
Current duties
• Since February 2010: Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for
Regional Policy
Professional career
• 2009 July -10: European Commission, Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Pawe? Samecki,
Commissioner for Regional Policy
• 2007-09: European Commission, Adviser and Member of Cabinet to Danuta Hübner
Commissioner for Regional Policy
• 2006-07: European Commission, DG Regional Policy, Acting Head and Deputy Head of unit
'Evaluation and Additionality'
• 2004–2006: European Commission, DG Regional Policy, senior economist in unit ‘Conception
and Analysis’
• 1999–2004: European Commission, DG Economics and Financial Affairs, economic analyst
for Austria
• 1997-1999: European Commission. DG Budget, policy analyst in unit 'Structural Actions'
• 1996–1997: European Commission, DG Employment, policy analyst for pension systems
• 1992-1995: Oesterreichische Nationalbank, monetary economist in Foreign Research Division
1994 September-December: Austrian Delegation to the OECD, Paris
1993 September-December: Austrian mission to the EU, Brussels
1992 April: Economic Research Institute, Hamburg (HWWA)
• 1989–90: University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna, lecturer in economics
• 1988–89: independent researcher on environmental economics
• 1983–90: Freelance journalist for dailies 'Die Presse', 'Kurier', travel magazine “traveller”
Education
• 1993, 1998, 2000: London School of Economics, summer university
• 1992: PhD (Doktor) in Economics and Social Sciences, University of Economics and Business
Administration, Vienna, Austria
• 1988: Masters (Magistra) in Commerce and Economics (1988), University of Economics and
Business Administration, Vienna, Austria
• 1983: graduated from grammar school, Vienna
• 1982: Miami University, Ohio, U.S.A., summer university
Languages
• German: mother tongue
• English, French: fluent
• Italian, Dutch: good knowledge







