Dr. Philipp Steinberg

Dr. Philipp Steinberg studied law, political economy and taxation in Berlin, Münster and Paris, obtaining his doctorate in 2001. In addition to the 1st and 2nd state examinations, he holds a Licence d’Etat Francais and an MBA. After working in a major law firm, he worked in the Federal Ministry of Finance and as a party executive of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. In 2013, he moved to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection as a sub-department head, where he took over as Head of Department I (Economic Policy) in 2016. Since 2022, he has headed the newly established Department WE (Economic Stabilization and Energy Security).