Christoph König

Christoph König (*1977) is Deputy State Secretary and Head of the Planning and Strategy Division at the State Secretariat for International Finance SIF of the Ministry of Finance, Switzerland. In his current function, he oversees the Strategy on Digital Finance of the Federal Council, among other topics.

Between 2014 and 2023 he held various management positions at the State Secretariat for International Finance, covering areas such as financial market analysis, bilateral relations as well as policy and strategy. Before joining SIF, Christoph König worked as senior expert for international affairs at the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (2012-2014) and as diplomatic Counsellor for financial services, internal market and competition at the Swiss mission to the European Union in Brussels (2010-2012). From 2006 to 2010, he worked as a trade negotiator for trade in services at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.

Christoph König holds a degree in political science from the University of Bern. He studied in Bern, Paris and Geneva. He is married and has three children.