Born (1984) and grew up in Kaufbeuren, studied (without a degree) in Augsburg. From 2008 traineeship at the Abendzeitung in Munich, then freelance. From 2011, first editor, then head of the sports department at the Abendzeitung. Head of copywriting and lead editor at GQ from 2019. Since 2021 editor-in-chief of the first German-language edition of Sports Illustrated. Married with two children.