Of her more than 20 years in fundraising Astrid has spent 10 years working as a frontline fundraiser in the US educational sector, working initially for a private school and later as Senior Development Director for the University of California. For many years she has specialized in major donor fundraising and strategy development.

She serves on the board of the European Fundraising Association (EFA) and has recently been elected to that of CFRE, as well as being a member of the CFRE Exam Committee.

She is herself a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) and also trained as Somatic Coach offering leadership coaching and training to executives in the not-for-profit and for-profit sectors.

She is also Chinese Studies Major, speaking Mandarin to this day and is following the Chinese fundraising scene intently.