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.)