Why did you, as a lawyer, feel drawn to the world of banking and finance of all things? I have always been interested in economic connections. But I will openly admit that I did not consciously study with a view to becoming a banking supervisor. 2/7  BIS central bankers' speeches  That’s a relief!
To be honest, there was a vacancy and I applied for it. Throughout your career, the role of supervisor emerges as a leitmotif even before you joined the ECB in 2014. You worked for the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, BaFin, and then became Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank where you were also responsible for banking supervision.