Dr. Reinhard Büscher – European Commission
Dr. Büscher was born in 1952 in Lower Saxony in Germany; he holds bachelor degree and Ph.D. in Economics. Before joining the EC in 1989, he worked at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Germany for nine years.
In the European Commission, he has been working in different areas, such as a Member of the Cabinet of Bangemann, a special Adviser for Industrial Aspects of the Information Society, Head of Unit for Standardization, Head of Unit for Industrial Aspects of Electronic Commerce, Head of Unit for E-Business, ICT industries and services and since April 2004, Head of Unit for Innovation Policy Development.
Dr. Büscher is married since 1972 and has one daughter. He is a passionate mountaineer and a global traveller.