After graduating with a Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering from the Technical

University of Budapest, Zsuzsanna worked in disaster management for the Hungarian

Government. During this time she obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental

Public Administration. She then moved into a role as a Seveso Site Inspector for Hungary. At this time, she obtained her Ph.D.

cum laude from the National Defence Ph.D. Institution in Military Technology in Hungary on the development of procedures and tools for the improvement of industrial safety against external effects. Following her time as a Seveso inspector, Zsuzsanna was the Head of Section for nuclear safety in the National Directorate General for Disaster Management in Budapest.

Her most recent role was as a Scientific Technical Officer for the European Commission Joint Research Centre, where she worked to assist member states in learning from incidents and Seveso implementation, including land use planning policy. Zsuzsanna is also a member of the IChemE Loss Prevention Panel Editorial Board. Zsuzsanna began as the Deputy to the Director of the IChemE Safety Centre in September 2017.