# Elisabeth Hagen

> Elisabeth Hagen is a startup investor at austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/austria-wirtschaftsservice)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabeth-hagen-m-d-46275995

Elisabeth Hagen is a startup investor at austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws). Dr. Elizabeth Hagen was sworn in as Under Secretary for Food Safety on Aug. 20, 2010. She oversees the policies and programs of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA’s public health regulatory agency that ensures that the nation’s commercial meat, poultry, and egg products are safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. Shealso chairs the U.S. Codex Steering Committee, which provides guidance to U.S. delegations to the Codex Alimentarius Commission.Prior to her appointment as Under Secretary, Dr. Hagen served as USDA’s Chief Medical Officer, advising FSIS and other USDA mission areas on a range of human health issues, such as food safety, nutrition, and zoonotic diseases.Dr. Hagen has also been actively involved in interagency efforts to better protect the public from food-borne illnesses, including the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) Steering Committee, which guides the work of the nation’s premier food-borne illness monitoring system. She was also a member of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR), a national collaborative effort to detect, investigate, control, and prevent food-borne disease outbreaks.Before joining public service, Dr. Hagen taught and practiced medicine. In addition to several hospital and university appointments, her experience includes research in infectious diseases and providing medical care to under-served populations.Dr. Hagen holds an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and a B.S. from Saint Joseph’s University. She completed specialty medical training at the University of Texas, Southwestern and the University of Pennsylvania, and she is board-certified in infectious diseases.

## About austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws)

VC Fund · Vienna, Austria

The Austrian Economic Service mbH (aws) is the promotional bank of the Federal Government.The aws SME fund is the largest Austrian Fund for silent corporate investments, but also providers of equity. Founded in late 2009 by the Austrian Economic Service mbH (aws) - the Development Bank of the Federal - he has a term until 31/12/2025.The fund is currently endowed with EUR 80 million and participates in medium-sized companies and brings with it a fresh capital to develop new products or processes, for sales development to international expansion.

5 contacts available at austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws).

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bernhard Sagmeister | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/di-bernhard-sagmeister |
| Elisabeth Hagen | Deputy Chairman, Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elisabeth-hagen |
| Johann Fussenegger | Head- Loans \| grants GFL | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johann-fussenegger |
| Kambis Kohansal Vajargah | Startup Mentor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kambis-kohansal-vajargah |
| Katrin Pacholet | Assistant to the Management | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/katrin-pacholet |

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