Prof. Dr. Michael Hüther, Director and Member of the Executive Board at the German Economic Institute studied economics and medieval and modern history at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen from 1982 to 1987. After completing his doctorate, he became a research assistant in 1991 and Secretary General of the German Council of Economic Experts in 1995. In 1999, he moved to DekaBank as Chief Economist and was appointed Head of Economics and Communications in 2001. He has been an honorary professor at EBS Business School in Oestrich-Winkel since August 2001. In April 2019, he was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of TÜV Rheinland AG. He was an adjunct professor at Stanford University in 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2023.