Frank Becker, born in 1959, is a graduate economist and a trained electrician. From 1988 to 1993 he worked as union secretary at IG Metall. In 2001 he became scientific staff member at kubus and has since been working on the areas of sustainable development in the context of regional economics, re-use strategies as well as social cooperation networks. Furthermore Frank Becker works as organisational consultant, human resource developer and project manager.