27.08.2026

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10:25 a.m.
Entrepreneurs' Associations of Lower Saxony e.V. (UVN): “How to Defense? How Can Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Enter the Defense Industry?”
Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Head of the Security and Defense Industry Division (Lower Saxony Defense Industry Cluster)
Association of Business Organizations of Lower Saxony (UVN e.V.)
Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Head of the Security and Defense Industry Division (Lower Saxony Defense Industry Cluster)
Association of Business Organizations of Lower Saxony (UVN e.V.)

Academic Career

October 2008 – October 2011

Private University of Applied Sciences (PFH Göttingen)

B.S. in General Management (Grade: 1.6)

Focus: Marketing & Finance

February 2011 – July 2011

University of Worcester, UK

Erasmus Semester

October 2011 – September 2013

University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz

MSc in Banking & Financial Management (Grade: 1.7)

Focus: Corporate Finance & Asset Management

September 2012 – August 2014

University of Liechtenstein, Vaduz

EMBA in International Asset Management (Grade: 1.7)

Focus: Asset Management & Investment Strategies

October 2013 – June 2018

University of Hildesheim

Ph.D. in Political Science (Grade: Magna cum Laude)

Topic: Contributions to a Stable Germany and a

A dynamic Europe. Recent German and

European economic history in the light of

Biography of Hans Tietmeyer

Reviewers: Prof. Michael Gehler, Prof. Lars P. Feld, Prof.

Athanassios Pitsoulis

Published: July 2019

Professional Career

August 2005 – September 2008

Volksbank Hildesheimer Börde eG

Apprenticeship as a Bank Clerk

October 2014 – September 2016

Private University of Applied Sciences (PFH Göttingen)

Research Assistant

September 2016 – October 2017

FDP Caucus in the Lower Saxony State Parliament, Hanover

Personal Aide to the Caucus Chair

Christian Dürr, Member of the State Parliament & Advisor on Budget and Fiscal Policy

October 2017 – May 2019

German Bundestag, Berlin

Press Secretary & Office Manager for Christian Dürr, Member of the Bundestag (FDP)

May 2019 – March 2022

NiedersachsenMetall, Hanover

Press Spokesperson & Office Manager for the Executive Management Team

March 2021 – March 2022

X4B Business Services Agency, LLC, Hanover

Managing Director

January 2022 – present

PRATCH GmbH, Hanover

Founder

March 2022 – May 2025

FDP Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, Berlin

Chief of Staff to the Parliamentary Group Leader, Christian Dürr, Member of the Bundestag

June 2025 – present

algermissen consulting GmbH, Giesen

Managing Partner

July 2025 – present

Entrepreneurs' Associations of Lower Saxony, Inc., Hanover

Head of the Security and Defense Industry Division

(Lower Saxony Defense Industry Cluster)

October 1994 – September 1995

Military Service

Awards and Honors

Top 40 Under 40 (2023)
, as recognized by Capital Magazine

Best of the Year 2011
: Recognized by PFH Göttingen

2011 Corporate Behavior Award
, honored by PFH Göttingen

Publications

Sierke, B. R. A., Algermissen, J., Brinkhoff, S.: Outsourcing of Management Control: Current Status and Analysis of Potential. A Study of German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Göttingen 2016.

Sierke, B. R. A., Algermissen, J., Brinkhoff, S.: Digitalization in Educational Processes: A Study of German Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Göttingen 2016.

Algermissen, J.: Hans Tietmeyer: A Life Dedicated to a Stable Germany and a Dynamic Europe, Tübingen 2019.

Algermissen, J.: Hans Tietmeyer: A Life Dedicated to a Stable Germany and a Dynamic Europe, Beijing 2021 (Chinese translation).

Gehler, M., Algermissen, J., Ziethen, S.: Klaus Regling, “If we hadn’t created the euro, we would have had many more crises,” Volume 1, Hildesheim 2024.

Gehler, M., Algermissen, J., Ziethen, S.: Jürgen Stark, “Why Did the Stability Pact Fail?”, Volume 2, Hildesheim 2024.

Teaching Position

Finance/Investment (Bachelor's, 3rd semester)
Spring 2015 – Winter 2022
PFH Göttingen

Corporate Financial Management (Distance Learning, 2nd Semester)
Winter Semester 2015 – Winter Semester 2022
PFH Göttingen

Eurozone: Quo Vadis? (Bachelor's, 4th semester)
Spring 2018 – Winter 2022
PFH Göttingen

Industrial Management (International Master's Program, 1st & 3rd Semesters)
Winter Semester 2020 – present
PFH Göttingen

Hildesheim Finance and Economics Talks
2024 – today
University of Hildesheim

(Note: An event featuring high-profile guests from the worlds of politics and business, including Jean-Claude Trichet, Jürgen Stark, Prof. Otmar Issing, Klaus Regling, and others.)

Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Head of the Security and Defense Industry Division (Lower Saxony Defense Industry Cluster)
Association of Business Organizations of Lower Saxony (UVN e.V.)
Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Dr. Joachim Algermissen
Head of the Security and Defense Industry Division (Lower Saxony Defense Industry Cluster)
Association of Business Organizations of Lower Saxony (UVN e.V.)
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