Jens Acker

Counselor, Energy Trade, Digital Economy
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany

Jens Acker studied law and joined the regional administration of the Land of Saxony in 2000, taking care of regional funding programs and later of relations to the federal state. Since 2007, he has been working in the Federal Ministry for Economics and Energy. After Fukushima he joined the energy department where he was concerned with security of supply issues and CHP. Since April 2016 he has been posted at the German Embassy in Washington DC, where he is responsible for energy and climate issues.