Miriam Meckel | |
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 Miriam Meckel (2017) | |
| Born | 18 July 1967 |
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| Occupation(s) | Journalist and Professor for Corporate Communication and Director of the Institute for Media and Communication Management at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland |
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| Website | www |
Miriam Meckel (born 18 July 1967) is a German journalist and professor for Corporate Communication, editor and publisher of the German magazine Wirtschaftswoche [1] and Director of the Institute for Media and Communication Management at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
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In 2020, Meckel co-founded ada Learning GmbH together with Léa Steinacker, Verena Pausder and the Handelsblatt Media Group, [2] with Meckel assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer and later Executive Chairwoman.
In November 2014, Meckel was appointed editor-in-chief of Germany's leading business weekly Wirtschaftswoche , as the first woman to hold that position. [3] In April 2017, she became the publisher of the magazine. [4]
From 2001 to 2005, Meckel served as the State Secretary at the department of the Premier of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia and government spokeswoman, and later the State Secretary for Europe, International Affairs and Media. From 1999 to 2001, she was a professor of communication sciences at the University of Münster in Germany. Her publications include texts on media economics, communication, and cyberpolitics; in 2010, she wrote about her experience with burn-out syndrome. Her book became the basis for an award-winning television movie in 2016. [5]
As a member of the international jury for the Development Gateway Foundation of the World Bank, Meckel was instrumental in designing the Development Gateway Award (Petersberg Prize).
