About us
twp Berlin is a Berlin-based public affairs consultancy. Our services are targeted to the needs of the (international) financial services industry looking for support in their understanding of and outreach to the political Berlin and wider Germany. We are also taking on these services in relation to Brussels and other constituencies in the EU-27 (see one-pager).
twp Berlin has been launched (see press release) by Dr Ansgar Tietmeyer and Dr Michael Wolgast. Both managing partners have a long-standing professional track record in government and public affairs for the financial services industry. They are working with a team of analysts and a group of both international and German external Senior Advisors.
Against the backdrop of the current profound challenges and structural change, we assist companies, trade associations, related public sector institutions and financial investors with
- background information on the political stakeholders
- additional intelligence
- monitoring
- focused analyses
- strategic advice
- outreach activities
- related to a specific issue or
- as part of a more general positioning.
Dr Ansgar Tietmeyer
Managing Partner
Before launching twp Berlin, Ansgar was a partner with Berlin Global Advisors, advising clients from the financial services industry. He has been Deutsche Bank’s Head of Public Affairs until 2017, based in Berlin, and, for many years, has been the bank’s representative to the EU institutions in Brussels, reporting directly to Deutsche Bank’s group CEO. Earlier, he has held positions with Deutsche Bank in different business functions in Frankfurt/ Main, Dusseldorf and Paris, where he was the bank’s local COO. Ansgar holds a number of honorary assignments, not least as President of the Economic Policy Club Germany (WPCD) – one of Berlin’s most outstanding fora for political dialogue. He studied Economics at the universities of Münster, Paris-Dauphine and Bonn, graduating with a master’s degree, and received his doctorate in Economics from the Ruhr University Bochum.
Dr Michael Wolgast
Managing Partner
Before launching twp Berlin, Michael was a partner with Berlin Global Advisors, advising clients from the financial services industry. Earlier, Michael has led Moody’s government & public affairs engagement in Germany as a Senior Vice President/ Head of Representative Office in Berlin, also supporting Moody’s wider engagement across the EU. Prior to that, he has been the chief economist of two major trade associations from the financial sector, the trade association of German insurers (GDV) and later the German Savings Banks Association (DSGV). Michael has also worked on policy issues in banking and financial markets policy for Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt/ Main and for the Federal government in Bonn. He holds a master’s degree in Economics from both Paris-Dauphine and the London School of Economics and a doctorate in Economics from Kiel University.