Eva Dichand 2023

Dr. Eva Dichand studied at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. She graduated in 1998 with a dissertation on "Analysis Concepts and Processing Strategies for Real Estate Markets in the Reform Countries of Central Europe".

Eva Dichand initially worked at the management consultancy Roland Berger and at Creditanstalt, but then moved to Unternehmens Invest AG (UIAG). In this function she accompanied projects for companies such as Andritz AG, Wolford, Bene AG and Palfinger. Through her husband Christoph Dichand she finally entered the media industry. in 2005 she advanced to the position of managing director of the free daily newspaper "Heute" and in 2006 also to the position of publisher. As soon as she started, Dichand was named Media Manager of the Year 2005 by the trade magazine "Der Österreichische Journalist". From 2014 onwards, she continuously reduced her share in the "Heute" publishing house AHVV, which has stood at just under 25 percent since 2016. She understood the entry of "Heute" into the Austrian Press Council in May 2021 as a commitment to the quality of the paper.

in 2015, Eva Dichand temporarily withdrew from the operational business and spent more than a year studying in the USA with her husband. She also intensified her contacts to the contemporary art scene. Since 2016, she has served as a member of the International Council of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. In May 2018, she was appointed Chair of the University Council of the Medical University of Vienna by the Federal Government. The term of office is five years. In addition, Eva Dichand has been a member and Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Albertina in Vienna since 2020.