1994, degree in Sciences Economiques, Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris; 1997, MPA, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; 2001, PhD in Finance, University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business. 2001-04, Associate, Product Development Team, Goldman Sachs International, London. 2004-11, Associate and then 2007-11, Head, Equities Division, Germany and Austria, Goldman Sachs International, Frankfurt. 2011-14, Head of Equity Derivates, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Goldman Sachs International, London. 2014-18, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Goldman Sachs AG and Managing Director, Frankfurt branch, Goldman Sachs international. From April 2018 - December 2021, State Secretary for Financial Market Policy and European Policy, Federal Ministry of Finance of Germany. Since December 2021, State Secretary at the Federal Chancellery, Commissioner of the Federal Chancellor for the G7/G20 summits.