Joerg Wuttke

Joerg Wuttke is a partner at DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group and a founding member of DGA Group, based in Washington. He is a renowned business leader and expert on the Europe-China trade and investment corridor.

Prior to joining the firm in mid-2024, Wuttke served as the chief representative of BASF in China for 27 years, where he was responsible for guiding the company’s investment strategies for China, negotiating large projects and leading the company’s government relations. Before BASF, he worked with ABB, a multinational power and automation technologies company, for 11 years on the development and financing of large projects in China, Southeast Asia, Africa and Russia. 

During his time in China, Wuttke served on several boards and as a member of many professional associations, including as president of the EU Chamber of Commerce three times, most recently between 2019 and 2023. In June 2023, he joined the Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen AG Verwaltungsrat (Supervisory Board). Since its founding in 2013, he has also been a member of the Mercator Institute for China Studies, the advisory board of Germany’s foremost think tank on China.

Among other professional distinctions, Mr. Wuttke has been awarded the Order of Leopold II by King Albert II of Belgium, the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur by President Emmanuel Macron of France, the Order of Italian Star from President Sergio Mattarella of Italy and the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstorden) from President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany.