Roland Tichy (born 11 November 1955 in

Bad Reichenhall Bad Reichenhall (; Central Bavarian: ''Reichahoi'') is a spa town, and administrative center of the Berchtesgadener Land district in Upper Bavaria, Germany. It is located near Salzburg in a basin encircled by the Chiemgau Alps (including Mount Stau ...

) is a German author, economist and journalist. His positions include the relativization of man-made climate change and criticism about left-wing networks.

Life

Tichy studied economics and communication science in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

and in

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. After university he was hired as an assistant at

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich, LMU or LMU Munich; ) is a public university, public research university in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Originally established as the University of Ingolstadt in 1472 by Duke ...

. From 1983 to 1985, he worked at the

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for

Helmut Kohl Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (; 3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as chancellor of Germany and governed the ''Federal Republic'' from 1982 to 1998. He was leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to ...

. In the 1990s, Tichy joined the German company

Daimler-Benz Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler, and Daimler) is a Germany, German Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is o ...

in the department of corporate issues management. Tichy was editor-in-chief of the German magazines ''

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'' (1991–1995), ''

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'' (2002–2007) and ''

Wirtschaftswoche ''Wirtschaftswoche'' is a German weekly business news magazine published in Germany. ''Wirtschaft'' means “economy” (including business), and ''Woche'' is “week”. History and profile For many years, ''Wirtschaftswoche'' was published ...

'' (2007–2014). In 2014 he became the CEO of the

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and, since 2016, he has been the publisher of the monthly magazine ''Tichys Einblick''. Tichy is a member of the

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Mont Pelerin Society The Mont Pelerin Society (MPS), founded in 1947, is an international academic society of Economist, economists, Political philosophy, political philosophers, and other Intelligentsia, intellectuals who share a classical liberal outlook. It is hea ...

. He is married to Andrea Tichy.

Memberships

* Stiftung Meinung und Freiheit e.V., chairmen (Vice-chairmen are

Hans-Georg Maaßen Hans-Georg Maaßen (born 24 November 1962 in Mönchengladbach) is a German civil servant and lawyer. From 1 August 2012 to 8 November 2018, he served as the President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Germany's domes ...

and Alexander Mitsch, founding chair of Werteunion) * Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung, member, head of board until November 2020 * , former board member *

Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung The Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung was founded in May 1999 to mark the 100th birthday of the Nobel Prize winner Friedrich August von Hayek. The foundation has its seat in Freiburg im Breisgau (South Germany) and is run by Dr. habil Lüder Ger ...

, former member of curatorium * Friedrich A. von Hayek – Gesellschaft, member *

, member

Controversies

In the spring of 2017, Tichy took part in a campaign initiated by the

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(AfD) to denigrate the former bishop

Margot Käßmann Margot Käßmann (; born 3 June 1958) is a Lutheran theologian, who was '' Landesbischöfin'' (bishop) of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover in Germany. On 28 October 2009, she was also elected to lead the '' Protestant Church in Germany ...

as a "racist". A quote from Käßmann, which was

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by omissions, was used for this purpose.

Publications

* * * * *

Awards

* 2008: Ludwig Erhardt Award by

* 2015: Hayek Medal by

Friedrich Hayek Friedrich August von Hayek (8 May 1899 – 23 March 1992) was an Austrian-born British academic and philosopher. He is known for his contributions to political economy, political philosophy and intellectual history. Hayek shared the 1974 Nobe ...

Society

References

External links

Official Website by Tichy: Tichys Einblick
(Tichys Blog) *

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''Der Bauchredner''
Die Zeit, 16 February 2017 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tichy, Roland 21st-century German journalists People from Bad Reichenhall German business and financial journalists 20th-century German male writers 1955 births Mercedes-Benz Group people 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German economists 20th-century German economists 21st-century German male writers German magazine editors Writers from Bavaria Living people Wirtschaftswoche editors Member of the Mont Pelerin Society