Dr Alexandra Hachmeister was born in Hamburg in 1975. From 1994 to 1999 she studied business management at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, with study visits in the United States and France. Between 1999 and 2007 she had various roles at Deutsche Börse AG covering Market Functionality, IT, Corporate Office and Strategic Projects. In 2007, she completed her doctorate in market microstructure. She then held multiple management positions at Deutsche Börse AG, including Head of division and Chief Regulatory Officer. In her last role, she was Managing Director for Market Data & Services from 2019 to 2021.
In January 2022, Alexandra joined the Deutsche Bundesbank, where she headed up the Directorate General Economic Education, University and International Central Bank Dialogue. On 1 February 2024, Alexandra Hachmeister took on the role of head of the newly created Directorate General Digital Euro.