Thomas Richter

Thomas is the Director for Political Strategy at Avisa Partners, an international political consultancy. He also directly represents German chemicals company LANXESS AG as EU Public Policy Manager vis-à-vis the European Union. Aside from his professional work, Thomas is the Chairman of the Young Economic Council Brussels and member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers. Prior to working in the private sector, Thomas worked for Peter Altmaier, the current Germany Minister of the Economy, as well as for the Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU in Brussels and the United States House of Representatives.