Jost Püttmann is a Geologist by background working for the Austrian Energy company OMV. During his career he covered several different technical subsurface roles on four continents before turning to Reservoir- and then Portfolio Management. It was during his time as portfolio manager, when he got to know that even smart portfolio analysis can lead to bad decisions. Since 2019, he has worked as advisor for Decision Quality in Development. He is member of the SDP since 2019 and president of the Vienna Chapter. At OMV, he is managing DQ project and is responsible for the implementation of DQ. He earned a Diploma in Geology and Palaeontology at the Westfälische Wilhelms Universität in Münster, Westphalia, and holds a Strategic Decision & Risk Management certification from the University of Texas at Austin.