Ursula Gather is Chairman-Trustees Board at Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung, Member-Executive Board at Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften eV and Member of Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (London) and on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past she held the position of Chairman of TEMA Technologie Marketing AG, Chairman for Landesrektorenkonferenz der Universitaeten in NRW, Deputy Senate Chairman at Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Member-Executive Board at Deutschen Statistischen Gesellschaft, Professor at the University of Iowa, Assistant-Statistics & Business Mathematics at RWTH Aachen University, Rector at the University of Dortmund and Chairman-Mathematics Review Board at Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

Ursula Gather received a doctorate and an undergraduate degree from RWTH Aachen University.