Marie Ringler

Biography

Marie Ringler is is a member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group and leading Ashoka's work in Europe. She holds a number of board positions including as Vice-President of the European Forum Alpbach and Specialisterne Foundation.
She was a member of the Supervisory Board of the Austrian Broadcasting Agency (ORF). She holds degrees from the University of Vienna, ESADE Business School, Spain and the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
In the late 90`s she helped build Public Netbase, an art institution dedicated to exploring the social implications of the internet and new technologies through the lens of art, and later became its managing director. She was elected into office as a Member of the Regional Parliament and City Council of Vienna in 2001, making her the youngest member. After deciding against a life-long career in politics, she founded Ashoka's Austrian office in 2012, and later led its Central and Eastern European work until she stepped into her current European role.