born 1966 in Berlin, Germany

Professional career

Since November 2026
Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank

2023 – 2025
State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

2019 – 2023
State Secretary, Hessian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Transport, Housing

2014 – 2019
State Secretary, Schleswig-Holstein Ministry of Finance

2013 – 2014
Chief Economist and Head of Financial Markets Research, BHF-BANK AG

2011 – 2013
Head of Financial Markets Research, BHF-BANK AG

2010 – 2011
Head of Business Development Financial Markets, BHF-BANK AG

2006 – 2010
Senior Strategist Financial Markets, BHF-BANK AG

1999 – 2006
Economist, BHF-BANK AG

1993 – 1996 / 1997 – 1999
Researcher, Goethe University Frankfurt

Education

1993 – 1999
PhD in economics, Goethe University Frankfurt, including research visits in Córdoba (Argentina), São Paulo (Brazil) and Santiago (Chile)

1987 – 1992
Degree in economics, Goethe University Frankfurt, including a study visit at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom