Dr. rer. soc. oec. Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss, MA
Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss has been the institute’s director since January 2025.
She has worked at the AIHTA since 2020 and at the former Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for HTA (LBI-HTA) from 2006 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2020. Her research focuses on health economics and the evaluation of public health interventions, with a particular interest in mental health. She holds a doctoral degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business, a Master's degree in Health Studies and Management from the University of Brighton, UK, and a degree in biomedical laboratory sciences. Prior to her current role, she worked as a researcher at several institutions, including the Department of Social Policy at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the Institute for Technology Assessment at the Austrian Academy of Sciences, and the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research in Vienna. She also gained experience as a health economist at the Austrian Social Insurance and as a biomedical laboratory scientist at the Vienna General Hospital.
Memberships:
- Gesundheit Österreich GmbH: Member of the Scientific Advisory Board
- Statistics Austria / Health Statistics: Member of the Advisory Board
- Advisory Board for Psychosocial Health: Member of the Advisory Board
- Austrian Health Economics Association (ATHEA): Member of the Extended Executive Board
