Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI)

Dr. Guido Birkner is editor-in-chief of dpn - Deutsche Pensions- und Investmentnachrichten at F.A.Z. BUSINESS MEDIA GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of F.A.Z. GmbH based in Frankfurt am Main. He has been working for the F.A.Z. Group since 2000. After studying history in Cologne and Heidelberg, specializing in Eastern Europe and economic history, he initially worked as a research assistant at the Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg. In 2000, he joined the F.A.Z. Institute, where he worked as a trainee and then as an editor for the magazine "FINANCE". In 2002, Guido Birkner moved within the F.A.Z. Institute to the Industry and Management Services division, and later to the Studies and Market Research division. From 2014 to 2020, he was the editor responsible for Human Resources at F.A.Z. BUSINESS MEDIA GmbH. Since July 2019, he has also been responsible for all projects relating to occupational pensions and pension management at dpn, initially as head of department and since January 1, 2021 as managing editor for dpn. On October 1, 2022, he took over as editor-in-chief of dpn.