Dr Jörg Kukies has been State Secretary for financial market policy and European policy at the Federal Ministry of Finance since April 2018. He previously spent 14 years with Goldman Sachs International, beginning as an associate in the product development team in London, before becoming Head of Equities Division for Germany and Austria. In 2011, he became Head of Equity Derivatives for Europe, Middle East and Africa, before becoming Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs AG and Managing Director of the Frankfurt branch of Goldman Sachs International. Dr Kukies studied Sciences Economiques at the PantheonSorbonne University, Paris, gained a Master in Public Administration at John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and holds a Ph.D. in finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.