Adam Rottenbacher is the Head of Operations, Knowledge and Innovation Communities at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). He is in charge of managing the operational activities of the EIT and overseeing its core business units in order to achieve the objectives of the EIT. He also supports the EIT Governing Board in their strategic decision-making and supervision role, and he deputises the EIT Director in his absence. He works for the EIT since 2012, first as Finance Officer and then as Head of Director’s Office as from 2015.
Before joining the EIT, Adam worked as a Financial Auditor in the European Commission at the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, where he was responsible for the audit and financial control of EU-funded operational programmes aimed at regional development and capacity building in several EU Member States. While working for the European Commission, he gained 7 years of experience in the field of EU finances and grant management as well as an in-depth knowledge of the functioning of EU institutions.
Prior to becoming an EU official, Adam worked in the private sector in corporate banking as a Project Finance Manager and in one of the Big Four firms as auditor. He has almost 20 years of experience implementing EU innovation and regional policies as well as hands-on experience in public and private sector finances and auditing.
Adam holds an MSc in Business Administration/Finance from Corvinus University in Budapest and he is a qualified member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK.
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