The University Board of Trustees is the strategic management of OST. Members are selected by the governments of the respective sponsoring regions. The Board consists of 15 members from business, society, science and education administration from the seven OST sponsors.
![[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
Chairman of the Executive Committee
![[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 of Hochschulconsulting
Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
![[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 of St. Gallen-Appenzell Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Chairman of the Finance Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
![[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 Executive Management for 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
Departmental Secretary of the Department of Education and Head of the Office for Secondary and Higher Education of the Canton of Appenzell-Innerrhoden
Member of the Finance Committee
![[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 at the Institute of Computer Science, 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
Member of the Buchs Regional Advisory Council
![[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
Member of the HR Committee
![[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, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen
![[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 Executive Management, marti engineering AG
Member of the Rapperswil Regional Advisory Council
![[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 of BENARA AG
Chairman of the Rapperswil Regional Advisory Council
![[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
Lead Physician, Spital Grabs
Member of the Finance Committee
![[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 Office for Secondary and Higher Education of the Canton of Thurgau
Member of the Staff Committee
![[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, Corporate Services, SFS Group
Chairman of the Buchs Regional Advisory Council
![[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
Represenative for the Canton of St. Gallen
Member of the Executive Committee
Chairman of the St. Gallen Regional Advisory Council
Zoe Stadler
Staff Representative, Head, Power-to-Gas Section, Institute of Energy Technology
Nancy Eckert
Head of the Office of the Sponsors' 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
Denis Zanetti
Student representative, Systems Engineering student