Michael Paul Achleitner (Born September 28 1956 in Linz, Upper Austria) is a member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE. He is primarily responsible for finance and investments.
Achleitner studied at the University of St. Gallen, where he also earned his doctorate, and at Harvard Business School. After working at the consulting firm Bain and Company and Goldman Sachs, where he was managing director of the German subsidiary, in 2000, he joined the board of Allianz AG (Allianz SE since 2006).
Achleitner is an honorary professor of the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany, where he teaches a course in investment banking. Mr. Achleitner is also a member of the supervisory boards of Bayer AG, MAN AG and RWE AG. He is a member of the Shareholders' Committee of Henkel AG & Sons.
Achleitner is a member of the German federal commission for the German Corporate Governance Code.
He is married to Ann-Kristin Achleitner, a professor of business.