Max Otte

Max Otte
Max Otte
	Otte in 2016
Born	Matthias Otte; 7 October 1964 (age 59); Plettenberg, West Germany
Citizenship	Germany; United States;
Alma mater	University of Cologne; American University; Princeton University;
Occupation(s)	Economist, author, fund manager, political activist
Known for	Forecast of financial crisis; New Hambach Festival;
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (CDU; expelled in 2022)
Movement	Values Union
Children	3
Awards	Mont Pelerin Society (1988); Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1989–91);
Website	max-otte.de

Matthias "Max" Otte (born 7 October 1964) is an economist, publicist and political activist who holds German and U.S. citizenship. Otte, who has held professorships in Worms, Graz and Erfurt, is currently a fund manager.^[1] He has written several bestsellers, mainly on financial policy topics.^[2]^[3]^[4]

From June 2018 to January 2021, Otte was chairman of the board of trustees of the AfD-affiliated Desiderius-Erasmus-Foundation. A member of the CDU since 1991, he led the Werteunion from May 2021 until January 2022. In January 2022, Otte became provisorily expelled from the CDU when he was nominated by the right-wing populist party AfD as a candidate for the 2022 German presidential election. He faced further proceedings for a permanent exclusion from the CDU which concluded in August 2022 with Otte's formal expulsion from the CDU.

^ Narat, Ingo (13 February 2018). "Die Hoffnung des Crash-Propheten" [The hope of the crash prophet.]. Handelsblatt (in German).
^ Reim, Martin (27 March 2009). "Bestsellerautor Max Otte rät zum Börseneinstieg" [Bestselling author Max Otte advises to enter the stock market.]. Financial Times Deutschland (in German).
^ "Taschenbuch-Bestseller: Der Weltuntergänger". Der Spiegel (in German). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ "Denis Scheck kommentiert die Top Ten Sachbuch" [Denis Scheck comments on the top ten non-fiction books]. daserste.de (in German). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[1] Narat, Ingo (13 February 2018). "Die Hoffnung des Crash-Propheten" [The hope of the crash prophet.]. Handelsblatt (in German).

[2] Reim, Martin (27 March 2009). "Bestsellerautor Max Otte rät zum Börseneinstieg" [Bestselling author Max Otte advises to enter the stock market.]. Financial Times Deutschland (in German).

[3] "Taschenbuch-Bestseller: Der Weltuntergänger". Der Spiegel (in German). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[4] "Denis Scheck kommentiert die Top Ten Sachbuch" [Denis Scheck comments on the top ten non-fiction books]. daserste.de (in German). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

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Max Otte
Otte in 2016
Born	Matthias Otte (1964-10-07) 7 October 1964 (age 59) Plettenberg, West Germany
Citizenship	Germany United States
Alma mater	University of Cologne American University Princeton University
Occupation(s)	Economist, author, fund manager, political activist
Known for	Forecast of financial crisis New Hambach Festival
Political party	Christian Democratic Union (CDU; expelled in 2022)
Movement	Values Union
Children	3
Awards	Mont Pelerin Society (1988) Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1989–91)
Website	max-otte.de