Economist, Policy Advisor and Educator

Head of Economics and Financial Markets at the German Insurance Association (GDV). Educator at ESCP Business School.

Focus: monetary policy, financial stability, macro-financial cycles, and geoeconomics.

Paul Berenberg-Gossler

About

I am Head of Economics and Financial Markets at the German Insurance Association (GDV), where I lead economic research and policy analysis on macroeconomic, financial-market, regulatory and geopolitical developments.

I advise senior executives, policymakers and financial-market participants on monetary policy, inflation, financial stability, international trade and geopolitical risks. My professional background combines academic research, policy work, education and industry leadership.

Before joining the German Insurance Association, I worked at DIW Berlin and the French Council of Economic Analysis (Conseil d’Analyse Économique), where I contributed to policy reports for the French Prime Minister and European institutions. I hold a PhD in Economics from the Hertie School (Berlin School of Economics) and degrees from Sciences Po Paris and Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas.

Teaching & Public Engagement

2026

Goldman Sachs Insurance Roundtable

Insurance market outlook and macroeconomic risks for institutional investors and insurance executives.

2025

IVW-HSG Annual Conference

Invited keynote on geopolitical fragmentation and implications for the insurance sector.

2025

With Intelligence DACH Partners Retreat, Zurich

Moderator and speaker on geopolitics, tariffs, economic fragmentation and asset allocation.

2025

IW Köln Financial Market Roundtable

Panel discussion on US economic policy and implications for Europe’s financial sector.

2024–present

ESCP Business School

Teaching macroeconomics and economic policy in graduate and executive programmes.

Selected Publications

Additional publications, policy reports and conference presentations are available in the downloadable CV.

Professional Experience

2022–present

German Insurance Association (GDV)

Head of Economics and Financial Markets

2020–2022

DIW Berlin

Macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis

2015–2016

Conseil d’Analyse Économique

Policy research for French government

2014–2015

Hertie School

Research assistant to Jean Pisani-Ferry