Quick Facts
Biography
Max Deml (born 1957) is a German-Austrian writer for environmental and financial magazines, publisher and entrepreneur.
Since October 1991 he has been editor-in-chief of Oeko Invest, a bi-weekly stock market newsletter concentrating on socially responsible, sustainable investments, and renewable energies (only printed in German language). He developed green stock and fund indexes like NX-25 in 2003, has a broad view of companies from around the world, and provides an insider’s perspective on European companies.
Career
Deml studied psychology, philosophy and political science in Regensburg and later in Vienna.
He founded Oeko Invest Publishing Ltd. in June 1991 after dropping out of university. He went on to co-found companies like BioArt AG (organic and fair trade food), Fair Finance Holding AG, Grassmugg AG, and GreenTec Invest AG, and Prodigium Pictures (a social impact film production company). Additionally, he serves as chairman of the board of several Austrian companies. He is member of the Environmental Advisory Board of Oeco Capital Life Insurance in Germany and the fund committee of the World Wide Fund of Nature Austria. Since 1990 he has been co-author of the handbook Green Money.
Since 2012, Deml has been performing a standup comedy program entitled "Grünes Geld und Frische Blüten - ein C(r)ashkurs" - Green Money and Fresh Dough - a C(r)ash Course with Austrian comedian Georg Bauernfeind.