David Folkerts-Landau, Date of Birth

    

David Folkerts-Landau

German economist

Date of Birth: 21-May-1949

Profession: economist, postgraduate business degree holder, university teacher, non-fiction writer

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About David Folkerts-Landau

  • David Folkerts-Landau (born May 21, 1949) is a German born economist.
  • He became member of the Deutsche Bank Group Executive Committee in 2012 and was named chief economist of Deutsche Bank on 1 June 2012.
  • He is based in London. Born in Upleward, East Friesland, Folkerts-Landau attended Harvard University, earning a doctorate at Princeton University in 1978.
  • After teaching at Chicago Business School he worked for the International Monetary Fund from 1983 to 1997 before moving on to the financial sector.
  • He joined Deutsche Bank's London office in October 1997.
  • He was a member of the Markets division executive committee headed by Anshu Jain, and later the investment bank executive committee.
  • In 2012, he became a member of the Deutsche Bank Group Executive Committee, which was co-chaired by Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen.
  • At the same time, he also succeeded Thomas Mayer as Deutsche Bank's chief economist.
  • He has kept a low public profile as chief economist and is better known as a "confidante" to Anshu Jain.Folkerts-Landau's personal wealth is estimated to be EUR 350 million ($400 million) which makes him one of the richest bankers in Europe.

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