Walter Kohl (born 16 July 1963 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein) is a German financial analyst, businessman and author. He is the elder of the two sons of the former German Chancellor

Helmut Kohl Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (; 3 April 1930 – 16 June 2017) was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998. Kohl's 16-year tenure is the longes ...

and

Hannelore Kohl Johanna Klara Eleonore "Hannelore" Kohl (née Renner; 7 March 1933 – 5 July 2001) was the first wife of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. She met him for the first time at a school party in Ludwigshafen, Allied-occupied Germany in 1948, when she w ...

, and the brother of Peter Kohl. Walter Kohl was formerly married to Professor Christine Volkmann, the UNESCO Chair for Entrepreneurship and Intercultural Management. They have a son, Johannes Volkmann, who is active in politics for the CDU. Walter Kohl is married in his second marriage to the Korean-born Kyung-Sook Kohl (née Hwang). After his military service, he attended college at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

from 1985 to 1989. He graduated with a

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and majored in economics and history. In 1990 he obtained a master's degree in economics at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...

. He subsequently worked as a financial analyst focusing on the oil and gas industry and capital markets at

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's New York City office. In 1993, he obtained an

MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...

INSEAD INSEAD, a contraction of "Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires" () is a non-profit business school that maintains campuses in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE), and North America (San ...

in France. He returned to Germany in 1994. In 1999, he founded a consulting firm with his father

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'', 28 January 2011. The cooperation ended in 2005, when he founded a company with his second wife, Kohl & Hwang. In 2011 he published the book ''Leben oder gelebt werden'' about his family, which received much media attention and became a bestseller in Germany. His second book ''Leben was du fühlst'' was published in 2013.focus.de
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(30. Mai 2013) In 2019 he joined the Christian Democratic Union of Germany and published his first political book in February 2020.

Bibliography

* ''Leben oder gelebt werden: Schritte auf dem Weg zur Versöhnung.'' Integral Verlag, München 2011, . * ''Leben was du fühlst. Von der Freiheit, glücklich zu sein. Der Weg der Versöhnung.'' Scorpio, Berlin/München 2013, . * with

Anselm Grün Anselm Grün (in English also: Anselm Gruen), OSB (born 14 January 1945 in , Germany) is a German Benedictine monk. He is in charge of Münsterschwarzach Abbey's financial matters, as its ''cellarer''. He has written around 300 books focused on ...

: ''Was uns wirklich trägt. Über gelingendes Leben.'' Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2014, . * ''Welche Zukunft wollen wir? Mein Plädoyer für eine Politik von Morgen.'' Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 2020, .

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Walter Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

1963 births Harvard University alumni Living people University of Vienna alumni INSEAD alumni