Born in Mainz on 21 February 1968.
| Year | Education and professional career |
|---|---|
| 1990 - 1994 | Studied Sciences Economiques, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris |
| 1995 - 1997 | Master in Public Administration, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
| 1997 - 2001 | Ph.D. in finance, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business |
| 2001 - 2004 | Associate in product development team, Goldman Sachs International, London |
| 2004 - 2011 | Associate and then (from 2007 to 2011) head of the equities division for Germany and Austria, Goldman Sachs International, Frankfurt |
| 2011 - 2014 | Head of equity derivatives for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Goldman Sachs International, London |
| 2014 - 2018 | Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs AG and Managing Director of the Frankfurt branch of Goldman Sachs International |
| April 2018 - present | State Secretary for Financial market policy and European policy at the Federal Ministry of Finance |