Stephan Opitz has been a Member of the Management Committee of KfW Development Bank since 2011. He is responsible for strategy, financial instruments, sectoral issues and the operative business in Europe and Asia. Previously, he worked in various areas within KfW, including development finance, export and project finance and product development.
Stephan studied industrial engineering at the Technical University of Berlin and macroeconomics at University Paris IX/Dauphine. He completed postgraduate studies at the German Development Institute (DIE).