Notable Facts
→Former German Bundestag member (2002-2021) and CDU/CSU economic and energy policy spokesperson
→Currently Associate Partner at Kekst CNC, a global strategic communications consultancy since 2022
→Member of the Trilateral Commission
→Resigned from Parliament in 2021 amid corruption and conflict of interest investigations
→Has doctorate in business economics from University of Stuttgart
→Lecturer on energy policy at University of Stuttgart since 2006
→Owns multiple consulting companies including MACONSO GmbH and Dr. Joachim Pfeiffer Consulting
→Known as one of the most effective blockers of ecological policy during his parliamentary tenure