Claudia Preis studied European Ethnology, German Medieval Studies and Finno-Ugric Studies at the LMU Munich and has a PhD in European Ethnology. Held positions as scientific editor, independent cultural scientist, project manager and IT specialist. Today, she is Senior Vendor Manager at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty. She has been a member of the GWUP since 2002 and is its current Vice-Chair.