Hannes Androsch is a chartered accountant, tax consultant, and industrialist. He served as Austria's Minister of Finance from 1970 to 1981, and was also the Vice Chancellor from 1976 to 1981. Androsch was the General Director of the Austrian bank CA Creditanstalt Bankverein until 1988. He was a highly sought-after commentator on economics, business, science, education, and social policy issues, and has published numerous works. Two of his most recent works published in English are Austria: Past, Present and Future (2010) and The End of Complacency: 7 Views on the Future of Austria (2013).