Markus H.-P. Müller

Markus Müller

Markus Müller’s research focuses mainly on the structural transformation of economies and societies and on sustainability. He has authored several books and articles on the transformation of society and economies and is a columnist for the Global Policy Journal at Durham University. Markus is Global Head of the Chief Investment Office of the Private Bank, Deutsche Bank AG and in June 2022 he took over the role of Chief Investment Officer ESG in addition to his current function.

He is co-chair of Deutsche Bank’s Nature Advisory Panel.

Markus began his career at Deutsche Bank in DB Research as executive assistant to the chief economist. During his studies at Münster University in Germany, he acquired broad international experience with focus on China, later working as an Economist at Allianz Life Insurance in Shanghai. Markus has held teaching posts in corporate finance and economics, being a visiting scholar at the Frankfurt School of Finance and the University of Bayreuth as well as at the Banking and Finance Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.  

In January 2019 Markus H.-P. Müller published his first book under the title „Neo-Ordoliberalismus – Zukunftsmodell für die Soziale Marktwirtschaft“ at Springer-Gabler. The second book was published in May 2021 under the title “Deutschland und China zwischen Kooperation und Konkurrenz”. His recent book was published in April 2024 under title “India in the 21st Century – On its way to a post-industrial economy”.

Post Archive

19 March 2024
Markus H.-P. Müller argues that when it comes to AI and ESG we need to get used to living in a state of policy flux on both issues. A question I am often asked, because I work in…
20 December 2023
Markus H.-P. Müller reminds us why we need to think hard and find the best ways to tackle the consequences and risks of climate change. With our climate system apparently changing…
25 September 2023
In a process of “guided evolution”, the transformation to a more sustainable economy will be driven by self-referential systems where the usual preference for long-term policy…
22 May 2023
Markus H.-P. Müller explores what the Renaissance can tell us about contemporary cultural and economic shifts. The Renaissance (15th-16th centuries) provides an obvious…
09 May 2022
The complexity of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) transformation doesn’t allow for a simple solution. But a new depth of awareness and cultural understanding…
30 November 2021
Many societies are facing monumental and potentially irreversible shifts in how people live, work, and think. There is an increasing need for socio-economic…
08 July 2021
Markus H.-P. Müller argues that platform economies hold opportunities to build a better society. Digital retail, neighbourhood communities, mobile learning, B2B sales - as…
13 April 2021
Markus H.-P. Müller look to the past for a guide for how to deal with our turbulent present.  Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have underlined the fact that economies…