Karl Nehammer serves as Vice President of the European Investment Bank Group (EIBG) since 1 September 2025. Vice-President Nehammer’s areas of oversight in the EIB include primarily financing of energy, health and life sciences and development. He oversees financing operations in Austria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, EFTA countries (Iceland, Lichtenstein, Norway, Switzerland) as well as part of Sub-Saharan Africa. He is also the alternate EIB Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Oversight of the Group’s Digital Ambition, Mutual Reliance with other multilateral and national institutions, as well as responsibility for relations with the Nordic Investment Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, and NGOs are also in VP Nehammer’s portfolio in the Bank. Prior to joining the EIB, Mr Nehammer was the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria between 2021-2025, Federal Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Austria 2020-2021 and Member of the National Council (Austrian Parliament) 2017-2020. He holds a Master of Science in Political Communication.