•1997 Banking trainee, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt

•1999 Studies of business administration and economics, with majors i.a. on cultural studies and Mandarin at the universities of Passau and Málaga (Spain) with degrees Dipl. Volkswirt (M. Sc. in Economics) and Dipl. Kaufmann (M. Sc. in Business Administration)

• 2005 Investmentbanking, Goldman Sachs, Frankfurt (member of the recruiting team)

• 2010 Consultant in Big-Data-/Healthcare Consulting start-up Mederi (now part of Veeva Inc)

• 2013 Corporate Finance Advisory, SEB Enskilda - Merchant Banking, Frankfurt (responsible for recruiting and staffing)

• 2015 Recruitment Consultant, Indigo Headhunters - development and in charge of new business line

• 2017 Establishment of Thomas Trunk Executive Search focusing on finance and healthcare recruitment

Other: Passionate traveler and active member of the Travelers Century Club, honorary hospice attendant of the Johanniter, of the InCharge Mentoring program of the German economy for refugees, as well as lecturer and author (among other things for graduates and young professionals to enter and above the financial sector, (transl.) "The Insider Dossier: The Finance Application: Investment Banking, Private Equity, Corporate Finance & Co. ")