Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE and Group COO from January 2021. In this role, Barbara oversees Allianz’s IT governance and IT security as well as the evolution of its business operations to support globalized insurance models and operational measures to achieve Allianz’s climate and sustainability goals. Barbara started her career at Allianz in 2000 in Allianz Germany Private Health, previously in health consulting. In 2016, she assumed the role of CEO at Allianz Technology, captive IT unit of the Allianz Group. She has a PhD in health economics from Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität Munich.