Walter Mauritsch

Vice-Chair from a EU Member State, representing automotive research, nominated by Austria.

Walter Mauritsch is expert for mobility technologies and components at the Austrian Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology in Vienna. In this role, he coordinates strategic research and technology funding measures with a focus on alternative drive trains, non-exhaust vehicle emissions, and lightweight construction. He represents Austria in various technology platforms, such as the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC), the International Energy Agency (IEA), and the European Lightweighting Network (ELN),

Prior to this, Walter Mauritsch served as Senior Expert for Vehicle Technologies at the Austrian Energy Agency from 2020, and from 2017 to 2020, he led the RDI Hub at AustriaTech, which serves as a mobility competence center supporting the implementation of the Austrian Mobility Strategy 2040. From 2012 to 2017, he gained experience at the European Commission (DG Research & Innovation), where he coordinated research projects, including in the areas of heavy-duty vehicles, urban mobility and alternative drive trains.

Walter Mauritsch studied Technical Physics at the Graz University of Technology and Physics and Geography at the University of Graz. He later completed studies in International Economic Relations at the Andrássy Gyula University in Budapest.