Governance
OST is managed on the strategic level by the Board of Trustees, which consists of 15 members from business, society, science and education in OST’s seven founding regions.
OST is managed on the strategic level by the Board of Trustees, which consists of 15 members from business, society, science and education in OST’s seven founding regions.
![[Translate to English:] Michael Auer, Hochschulratspräsident der OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/b/csm_michael_auer-2_qdr_49080a47cc.jpg "[Translate to English:] Michael Auer, Hochschulratspräsident der OST")
Michael Auer
Founder and partner, Parrtner AG
![[Translate to English:] Luzia Truniger, Vize-Hochschulratspräsidentin OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/e/csm_luzia_truniger-2_qdr_04a8ce6907.jpg "[Translate to English:] Luzia Truniger, Vize-Hochschulratspräsidentin OST")
Luzia Truniger
Owner, Hochschulconsulting
![[Translate to English:] Markus Bänziger, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/0/csm_markus__baenziger-2_qdr_5176b21022.jpg "[Translate to English:] Markus Bänziger, Hochschulrat OST")
Markus Bänziger
Director, Chamber of Industry and Commerce St.Gallen-Appenzell
![[Translate to English:] Markus Bollhalder, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/9/3/csm_markus_bollhalder-2_qdr_82aec31254.jpg "[Translate to English:] Markus Bollhalder, Hochschulrat OST")
Markus Bollhalder
Member of management, Bollhalder + Eberle Architektur AG
![[Translate to English:] Silvio Breitenmoser, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/2/3/csm_silvio_breitenmoser-2_qdr_611b4f950e.jpg "[Translate to English:] Silvio Breitenmoser, Hochschulrat OST")
Silvio Breitenmoser
Department Secretary of the Department of Education and Head of the Cantonal Office for Middle and Higher Education Appenzell-Innerrhoden
![[Translate to English:] Ruth Breu, Hochschulrätin OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/c/csm_ruth_breu-2_qdr_87951dcf7f.jpg "[Translate to English:] Ruth Breu, Hochschulrätin OST")
Ruth Breu
Professor in Computer Science Department, University of Innsbruck
![[Translate to English:] Fabian Frick, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/a/csm_fabian_frick-2_qdr_2476bdc364.jpg "[Translate to English:] Fabian Frick, Hochschulrat OST")
Fabian Frick
Co-CEO, Hoval AG
![[Translate to English:] Peter Kistler, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/4/8/csm_peter_kistler-2_qdr_26f926e0fd.jpg "[Translate to English:] Peter Kistler, Hochschulrat OST")
Peter Kistler
Country Manager, Bruker AXS Schweiz
![[Translate to English:] Agnes König, Hochschulrätin OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/1/4/csm_agnes_koenig-2_qdr_77cb7ae8ff.jpg "[Translate to English:] Agnes König, Hochschulrätin OST")
Agnes König
Director of Nursing, Münsterlingen Cantonal Hospital
![[Translate to English:] Annina Marti Croset, Hochschulrätin OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/c/csm_annina_marti_croset-2_qdr_d5c0da88b2.jpg "[Translate to English:] Annina Marti Croset, Hochschulrätin OST")
Annina Marti Croset
Member of management, marti engineering AG
![[Translate to English:] Bernhard Merki, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/8/csm_bernhard_merki-3_qdr_d4cafa44ab.jpg "[Translate to English:] Bernhard Merki, Hochschulrat OST")
Bernhard Merki
Owner, BENARA AG
![[Translate to English:] Edith Rehli-Wolfinger, Hochschulrätin OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/c/csm_edith_rehli-3_qdr_1d0e063bd1.jpg "[Translate to English:] Edith Rehli-Wolfinger, Hochschulrätin OST")
Edith Rehli-Wolfinger
Executive Doctor, Grabs Hospital
![[Translate to English:] Urs Schwager, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/6/9/csm_urs_schwager-2_qdr_64e896d65e.jpg "[Translate to English:] Urs Schwager, Hochschulrat OST")
Urs Schwager
Head of the Cantonal Office for Middle and Higher Education Thurgau
![[Translate to English:] Claude Stadler, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/f/csm_claude_stadler-2_qdr_45d05bb948.jpg "[Translate to English:] Claude Stadler, Hochschulrat OST")
Claude Stadler
Head of Corporate Services, SFS Group
![[Translate to English:] Hanspeter Thür, Hochschulrat OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/d/6/csm_hanspeter_thuer-2_qdr_d14daf886a.jpg "[Translate to English:] Hanspeter Thür, Hochschulrat OST")
Hanspeter Thür
Regional Director, UBS Eastern Switzerland
Nancy Eckert
Head of the Office of the Founders' Conference and the Board of Trustees
![[Translate to English:] Carlo Höhener, OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/f/csm_carlo_hoehener_web_74d289b491.jpg "[Translate to English:] Carlo Höhener, OST")
Carlo Höhener
Director of Administration
![[Translate to English:] Daniel Seelhofer, OST](/fileadmin/_processed_/0/9/csm_daniel_seelhofer_web_b5acfd5c18.jpg "[Translate to English:] Daniel Seelhofer, OST")
Daniel Seelhofer
President