Morgan Stanley Hires ex-Germany Finance Minister Joerg Kukies as Germany & Austria Country Chief and Head of Continental European Operations with Initial Role Based in London, Joerg Kukies was Previously Goldman Sachs Head of Germany Operations and Co-Chair of Goldman Sachs Germany & Austria
1st April 2026 | Hong Kong
Morgan Stanley has hired ex-Germany Finance Minister Joerg Kukies as Morgan Stanley Germany & Austria Country Chief and Head of Continental European Operations, with initial role based in London. Joerg Kukies was previously Goldman Sachs Head of Germany Operations and Co-Chair of Goldman Sachs Germany & Austria. Joerg Kukies – Jörg Kukies is former German Federal Minister of Finance, served as State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery for many years and was formerly Head of Goldman Sachs Germany. He combines international financial expertise with political influence – and makes complex issues understandable to a broad audience. Kukies (*1968) began his academic career by studying economics in Mainz and Paris, graduating with a Maîtrise degree in 1994. From 1995to 1997, he studied public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School (Master of Public Administration) on a McCloy scholarship. He then went on to earn his doctorate in finance at the University of Chicago, where he received his Ph.D. in 2001. Dr Jörg Kukies joined Goldman Sachs in 2000. He quickly assumed leadership roles in London and Frankfurt, eventually becoming head of German operations and co-chair of Goldman Sachs Germany and Austria. A long-standing member of the SPD, Kukies was appointed one of three civil servant state secretaries in the Federal Ministry of Finance by then-Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz in 2018. When Olaf Scholz took office as Federal Chancellor in 2021, Kukies became a civil servant state secretary in the Federal Chancellery. There, he was head of the Department of Economic, Financial and Climate Policy and the Department of European Policy. He also served as the Federal Chancellor’s personal representative at the G7 and G20 summits. After the break-up of the Ampel coalition, Kukies succeeded Christian Lindner (FDP) as Federal Minister of Finance in the Scholz cabinet on 7November 2024. He left office with the formation of the Merz cabinet on 6 May 2025.
“ Morgan Stanley Hires ex-Germany Finance Minister Joerg Kukies as Germany & Austria Country Chief and Head of Continental European Operations with Initial Role Based in London, Joerg Kukies was Previously Goldman Sachs Head of Germany Operations and Co-Chair of Goldman Sachs Germany & Austria “
![](https://www.caproasia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Air-Charter-Service-728x90-1.png")
Morgan Stanley Hires ex-Germany Finance Minister Joerg Kukies as Germany & Austria Country Chief and Head of Continental European Operations with Initial Role Based in London, Joerg Kukies was Previously Goldman Sachs Head of Germany Operations and Co-Chair of Goldman Sachs Germany & Austria
Caproasia Users
- Manage $20 million to $30 billion of assets
- Invest $3 million to $300 million
- Advise institutions, billionaires, UHNWs & HNWs
Caproasia Platforms | 11,000 Investors & Advisors
- Caproasia.com
- Caproasia Access
- Caproasia Events
- The Financial Centre | Find Services
- Membership
- Family Office Circle
- Professional Investor Circle
- Investor Relations Network
Monthly Roundtable & Networking
Family Office Programs
The 2026 Investment Day
- March - Hong Kong
- March - Singapore
- April - Hong Kong
- April - Singapore
- July - Hong Kong
- July - Singapore
- Sept- Hong Kong
- Sept - Singapore
- Oct- Hong Kong
- Nov - Singapore
- Visit: The Investment Day | Register: Click here
Caproasia Summits
- The Institutional Investor Summit
- The Investment / Alternatives Summit
- The Private Wealth Summit
- The Family Office Summit
- The CEO & Entrepreneur Summit
- The Capital Markets Summit
- The ESG / Sustainable Investment Summit
