Stefan Kraxner is a Competitiveness Advisor within the Competitiveness Office of Abu Dhabi (COAD) and Project Manager (PMP) in the Undersecretary Office at the Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi

Previously, he was an associate team lead at Booz & Company in the firm´s Abu Dhabi office. Prior to that he was the vice head of the Foreign Trade Section and Regional Manager for Asia in the State Ministry for Economic and Labour Affairs in Hamburg.

Outside the public sector, Mr. Kraxner was an two terms elected member of the State Parliament in Hamburg and here member of the Committees on Budgetary Controls, Europe and International Relations, Science and Investigation and resigned shortly before joining Booz & Co.

Before being elected to the State Parliament, Mr. Kraxner worked as associate assistant and deputy press officer to the Senator (Minister) of the State Ministry for Economic and Labour Affairs in Hamburg.

Prior to his work in the public sector, Mr. Kraxner worked as a consultant and project manager for business development at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Management Consulting Service.

Mr. Kraxner holds a master´s degree in business administration from the Leuphana University in Lüneburg, Germany.