Ph.D. Andreas Keller

Dr. Andreas Keller (1965) has been a member of the GEW Executive Board since 2007 and is Head of Higher Education and Research. After studying political science, law and sociology at the Philipps University of Marburg, he worked there as a research assistant until his doctorate in 1999. As a GEW member, he has been […]

Ph.D. Katharina Höhn

Ph.D. Katharina Höhn is Managing Director of the German Insurance Industry Education Association (BWV e.V.) and Managing Director of the German Insurance Academy (DVA) Ltd. After completing a commercial apprenticeship in a department store group, she studied business education at Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz. She then worked at the Chair of Business Education on […]

Rainer Grieger

Rainer Grieger (*1962) has headed the Central Department at the Ministry of the Interior and for Municipal Affairs of the State of Brandenburg since 2021 and is a member of Working Group VI (Organization, Public Service Law and Personnel) of the Conference of Interior Ministers (IMK). He was previously President of the Brandenburg Police University […]

Timo Gayer

Timo Gayer (1981) studied vocational education, personnel management and work and organizational psychology at the Technical University of Darmstadt. From 2005 to 2010, he was involved in operational and managerial roles in education policy projects at national and international level. Since 2011, he has been working for the IG Metall Executive Board in the area […]

Honorary Doctorate Josef Beutelmann

Dr. h.c. Josef Beutelmann (1949) has been Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of the Barmenia insurance companies since 2013 and Chairman of the University Council of the University of Wuppertal since 2007. The trained insurance salesman (started his apprenticeship in 1964) and graduate in business administration and business administration has worked for the Barmenia (insurance) […]