Curriculum vitae
Dr. Andreas Salcher, born on 18. 12. 1960 in Vienna, graduated with a doctorate in business administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, completed an executive program at Harvard University and visited Tibetan monasteries. In his projects, he tries to combine the ancient wisdom teachings of mankind with modern management concepts. He is a sought-after keynote speaker.
Andreas Salcher began his career in politics as regional chairman of the Vienna Young People's Party (Junge ÖVP) and in 1987 was elected as the youngest member of Vienna's regional parliament, where he served for a total of 12 years. Due to his interest in international issues, he was Secretary General of the Austrian-American Society for 33 years.
His consulting firm, Dr. Andreas Salcher Projects, has been working in the areas of "education, learning, strategy and organizational culture" for over 30 years. CEOs and top politicians use his advice as a strategic coach.
After a personal meeting with Sir Karl Popper in London in 1993, Andreas Salcher and Dr. Bernhard Görg founded the first Austrian school for highly gifted children, the "Sir Karl Popper School" (Link), of which he is still Managing Vice President today.
In 2004, Andreas Salcher initiated the "Waldzell Meetings" in Melk Abbey in Lower Austria, which developed into an internationally acclaimed dialog between artists, religious leaders and scientists. The speakers include seven Nobel Prize winners, moral authorities such as the Dalai Lama, artists such as Christo and JC, Paulo Coelho, Frank Gehry, Isabel Allende and some of the most important scientists of our time such as Robert Gallo, Carl Djerassi, Paul Nurse, Gunter Blobel, Kary Mullis, Craig Venter and Anton Zeilinger.
After the fourth Waldzell Meeting in 2007, Andreas Salcher decided to start a new project with the working title "THE CURRICULUM PROJECT". He has set himself the goal of developing concepts for the school of tomorrow together with the best minds in the world.
His first book DER TALENTIERTE SCHÜLER UND SEINE FEINDE, published in March 2008, triggered a broad discussion of values regarding the treatment of talent in our society. Andreas Salcher was voted "Author of the Year 2009" in a readers' poll for this book. He followed Joanne K. Rowling, who had received this award in 2008. In November 2009, Andreas Salcher was voted "Communicator of the Year 2009" by the Public Relations Association Austria (PRVA).
With 13 books, including nine #1 bestsellers and over 250,000 books sold, he is considered one of Austria's most successful non-fiction authors. His latest book entitled "Das Beste für mein Kind - Schule erfolgreich meistern" was published in September 2025.