About us
twp Berlin is a Berlin-based public affairs consultancy. Our services target the needs of the international financial services industry seeking support in understanding and conducting outreach to the political Berlin and wider Germany. We also offer these services to other clients and related to Brussels or other constituencies in the EU-27 (see one-pager).
twp Berlin was founded (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 within the financial services industry. They work with a team of analysts and a group of both international and German external Senior Advisors.
- 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 broader 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.