I am a Floridian realtor with a 14-year-experience as an investor in real estate in South West Florida. I am married and a father of six.

Also, I have 26 years of international professional experience in Germany, Brussels, southeastern Europe, Senegal and the Czech and Slovak Republic, providing professional and project management services combining politico-security risk assessment, government and media relations, commercial experience, democracy promotion and strong proficiency in European Law as a former lawmaker.

Professional experience

• 27 years in private business. Lawyer (Ph.D. from Muenster University), CFO in a company

• 18 years in democracy development in Croatia, Slovenia, Czech and Slovak Republic and Senegal

• Former member of the European Parliament, member of the committee on economic and financial affairs (ECON)


Language skills:

Strong proficiency in English and German; good knowledge of French, Portuguese and Croatian, working knowledge of Dutch and Czech; reading Spanish and Slovak


Lecturing:

• Solid academic career as a former member of supervising committees of various universities in Europe. Also regularly lecturing on legal, political and economic issues at universities in Europe, Africa and Northern America.

• Over 300 scientific publications in the mentioned sectors with particular focus on the European integration.

• Frequent appearances at international conferences as an expert speaker on legal, development, economic and political issues