Thomas Mayer (German economist)

{{Short description|German economist (born 1954), former chief economist of Deutsche Bank}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|1|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Backnang, West Germany

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| nationality = German

| institution = Deutsche Bank

| field = International economics

| alma_mater = University of Kiel

| influences = Juergen B. Donges

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Thomas Mayer (born 3 January 1954) is a German economist who was chief economist of Deutsche Bank from January 2010 to May 2012.{{cite web |url=https://www.db.com/medien/en/content/3862_4093.htm |work=Deutsche Bank |title=Deutsche Bank chief economist Thomas Mayer becomes Senior Advisor to the Bank |date=13 April 2012 }}

Born in Backnang, Baden-Württemberg, Mayer attended the University of Kiel, earning a doctorate in 1982. Between 1983 and 1990 he worked for the International Monetary Fund, before moving on to the financial sector.{{cite web |url=https://www.ifk-cfs.de/1985.html?PHPSESSID=f6e612987a911ae5963aea2f5b8424f4 |title=Center for Financial Studies : Thomas Mayer |accessdate=2014-04-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140409134915/https://www.ifk-cfs.de/1985.html?PHPSESSID=f6e612987a911ae5963aea2f5b8424f4 |archivedate=2014-04-09 }} After working for Salomon Brothers and Goldman Sachs, he joined Deutsche Bank's London office in 2002. In 2010, he succeeded Norbert Walter as Deutsche Bank's chief economist.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aAS1KAs.Cx54 |title=Deutsche Bank's Thomas Mayer Succeeds Walter as Chief Economist |work=Bloomberg |date=November 26, 2009 }}