As a certified special education teacher and later as a School Director, Gunda Röstel works in her political commitment as party leader of Alliance 90 / The Greens from 1996 – 2000. Since 2000 she is in a Managementposition in the water sector. She is one of the co-founders of the German Water Partnership and has been involved in the board of the association from the very beginning, with a focus on capacity development and political networking. Against the background of her many years of activity in the water sector, she has extensive experience in corporate management, project management, strategy and business development, communication with politics and the public, and human resources management. As University Council Chairwoman of the University of Excellence Dresden, she is also familiar with the challenges of research, teaching and administration. Up to now, she has had a special international impact on the development of basic vocational training in Vietnam in the wastewater sector or in association cooperation in Ukraine, Vietnam or Jordan.