Anja Stein studied International Business at Paderborn University with specialization in international management and management consulting.

During her Master studies she spent one semester abroad at Universidad de València in Spain and worked in a media corporation in Sydney, Australia for six months. She received her degree as Master of Arts in International Business in summer 2013.

Anja Stein is an external Ph.D. student at the Chair of Corporate Governance since October 2013. During that time she has been a research assistant at the Chair of Business Administration, esp. Business and Corporate Ethics of Prof. Dr. Martin Büscher at "Institut für Diakoniewissenschaft und DiakonieManagement (IDM)" of the Kirchliche Hochschule Wuppertal/Bethel until November 2015. Since December 2015 she works as assistant to the management at the "Institut für die Geschichte und Zukunft der Arbeit" (IGZA) in Wolfsburg.