Jan Wagner

Jan Wagner is a Frankfurt-based journalist with over 20 years of experience covering the financial center. His expertise lies in asset management, banking, pensions, and corporate news, particularly in Germany. Wagner is proficient in writing in both English and German. Currently, he contributes to BANKMAGAZIN and procontra, focusing on German banking and financial products for private investors. Wagner has held positions at FinanzBusiness, Institutional Asset Manager, and as a Senior Correspondent at Responsible Investor, where he covered sustainable investing and capital markets in the DACH region.

Wagner began his journalism career in Germany in 1996 on a Fulbright scholarship. He has a Master of Science in journalism from Northwestern University in Chicago. Wagner is known for his investigative reporting, social skills, sound news judgment, and adherence to style guides like E.B. White's and Wolf Schneider's. Throughout his career, he has worked with various organizations such as Alsterspree Verlag GmbH, Springer Professional, and Flossbach von Storch.

His extensive background includes roles as Chief Online Editor at portfolio Verlag, Frankfurt correspondent for The Banker, and contributions to Investment & Pensions Europe. Wagner was also recognized with the State Street Financial Journalist award in Germany in 2005. Prior to his journalism career, he served as an Intelligence Analyst in the US Army and worked as a Political Correspondent for AFX News in Germany.