Born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg; married to Thomas Peiter, one daughter

Studied law at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University Bonn

First state examination in law; period abroad in Chicago, USA

Second state examination in law

Federal Banking Supervisory Office (Bundesaufsichtsamt für das Kreditwesen), Berlin; supervision of major banks

Federal Banking Supervisory Office, Berlin; Head of Press and Public Relations

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin), Bonn; Head of Press and Public Relations/ Internal Communication

Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Bonn; Head of the Supervision of Major Banks and Selected Commercial Banks/ Qualitative Supervisory Standards Department

Member of the Senior Supervisors Group

Member of the Executive Board of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), Bonn; Chief Executive Director of Banking Supervision

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Basel

Management Board of the European Banking Authority (EBA), London

Deputy President of the Deutsche Bundesbank

Responsible for the Department of Banking and Financial Supervision, Department of Audit
Person accompanying the president at the ECB Governing Council
Member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS)
Co-chair of the Core Principles Group (CPG of the BCBS)