Katharina Beck

Katharina Beck (born 1982) is a German politician (Alliance 90/The Greens). She was elected member of the German Bundestag in the 2021 German federal election.

Early life and education Beck was born to a family of bakers in Düsseldorf in 1982 and grew up in Duisburg.

Early career After graduating, Beck was President of oikos International from 2007 to 2009 and worked at the Institute for Social Banking from 2009 to 2011.

Beck worked as a management consultant, specialising in sustainability, at Accenture before her election as MP. From 2017 to 2021 she was a member of the Economic Advisory Council of the Green Party's parliamentary group in the Bundestag.

In 2021 Beck ran as a direct candidate for the district of Hamburg-Nord and as a top candidate for list number 1 of the Hamburg Greens and entered the Bundestag via the state list.

Other activities Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund (KENFO), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2025) KfW, Member of the Board of Supervisory Directors (since 2022)

Political positions One of Beck's main political goals is for the success of companies to be measured not only by profit, but social and environmental indicators.

She counts Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among her political role models.