Business, International Affairs
Alexander Weiskopf
My path connects entrepreneurship, advisory work and international affairs.
I now work in economic affairs with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in New York.
I built and ran an international art business for eight years. My studies and work span twelve countries.
8
years running an international art business
2014–2022
01 / Art & entrepreneurship
A business
of my own.
I began by collecting art, then built the website for my first online gallery myself. At eighteen, I founded the business and ran it from 2014 to 2022.
I was responsible for strategy, finances, pricing and sales to international collectors, including coordination with partners and logistics. I worked with artists and a project team of up to 15 collaborators. Projects included exhibitions in Venice during the Biennale period and at NordArt.
2022
A broader perspective
2022 showed me how closely political developments, business decisions and people’s lives are connected. I stepped away from my business and studied these connections at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna.
02 / Research & advisory work
Research for business
and public institutions.
I have prepared market strategies, decision briefs and political reports.
4 examples of my work
01
Corporate & independent work
Market strategy & advisory
In a corporate role, I researched markets, contributed to business strategy and prepared decision briefs for management. Through my own business, I also advised on artist relations.
02
ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, Istanbul
Trade & investment
I conducted market and sector research, supported Austrian companies exploring market entry and prepared presentations on trading and investing in Türkiye.
03
European Parliament, Brussels
EU affairs & policy research
I prepared policy briefings and background research for a Member of the European Parliament, including on EU foreign affairs and development policy.
04
Austrian Embassy, Bangkok
Political reporting & analysis
I prepared weekly and monthly reports on Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar and supported diplomatic and cultural events.
Current placement
UNCTAD · New York
I work in economic affairs at the New York Office of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Selected analyses and work samples cleared for sharing are available on request.
Work & study
Study and professional experience across twelve countries.
Austria
- Lienz Art & entrepreneurship, Lienzer Brücke
United Kingdom, Italy
- London Holocaust Memorial Service
- Milan Holocaust Memorial Service, CDEC
Austria, China, Russia
- Vienna WU Vienna, Base for every station that followed
- Shanghai Tongji University, Study period
- St. Petersburg GSOM, St. Petersburg State University, Study period
France, Czechia, Slovakia
- Paris HEC Paris, CEMS study period
- Prague VŠE, CEMS study period
- Bratislava Professional experience
Austria, Türkiye, Belgium
- Vienna Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
- Istanbul ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, Trade & investment
- Brussels European Parliament, EU affairs & policy research
Thailand
- Bangkok Austrian Embassy, Political reporting & analysis
Current placement
New York
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic affairs
12 countries of study and work
Austria, United Kingdom, Italy, China, Russia, France, Czechia, Slovakia, Türkiye, Belgium, Thailand, United States
03 / Education & perspectives
Understanding business.
Seeing the connections.
My studies span business, international management and international affairs.
I received merit scholarships throughout my studies.
Languages: German and English (native or bilingual), Italian (full professional), French and Spanish (limited working), Russian (elementary).
01
Business foundations
BSc · 2017–2020
WU Vienna
With distinction, Top ~1%
Tongji University
Shanghai, Study period · 2019
GSOM, St. Petersburg State University
St. Petersburg, Study period · 2019
Academic results and study details
Named to WU’s Rector’s List. Study periods at Tongji and GSOM: grade 1.0 each.
02
International management
MSc · 2020–2023 / CEMS · 2020–2021
WU Vienna & CEMS
MSc: 1.0 (highest grade), Ranked first in cohort
HEC Paris
Paris, CEMS study period · 2021
Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE)
Prague, CEMS study period · 2021
Academic results and study details
WU MSc and CEMS: grade 1.0. CEMS study periods at HEC Paris and VŠE: grade 1.0 each.
Selected for WU’s Center of Excellence. Additional programme: Master Class CEE, focusing on business in Central and Eastern Europe.
03
International affairs
MAIS · 2023–2025
Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
With distinction
Academic results and study details
MAIS: with distinction, among the top five students in a cohort of 80.
More about my education on LinkedIn
Technology, security and AI governance
I am interested in the defence and security industries and in AI governance. I continue to develop my practical skills in AI, Python and R.
Further training: Machine Learning Specialization, Stanford Online.
05 / Contact
A conversation
can start here.
For professional opportunities, projects or questions about my work, please get in touch.
04 / Social responsibility
Helping people
stay close.
Alongside my professional work, I chair Lienzer Brücke. My involvement began with technical support at benefit events.
Lienzer Brücke
The East Tyrolean charity provides free accommodation in Innsbruck for relatives of patients at the university hospital. I have supported its fundraising since 2014 and took on the chairmanship in 2021.
A place to stay helps families remain close when someone is receiving treatment away from home.
About Lienzer Brücke
€100,000+
raised by the charity since 2021
Remembrance and service
My Austrian Holocaust Memorial Service took me to London and Milan. I supported events and computer courses for Holocaust survivors and coordinated a digitisation project at CDEC, the Centre for Contemporary Jewish Documentation in Milan. Later, I coordinated Austrian Service Abroad activities in Western Europe, with responsibility for more than 60 volunteers.