Ruth Polleit Riechert

Dr. Ruth Polleit Riechert studied art history in Germany (Universities of Marburg, Bochum and Berlin) and in Great Britain (Goldsmiths College, University of London). She received her PhD in 2012 on "Marketing and Price Development of Contemporary Art from 2000 to 2007" from Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf.

Ruth Polleit Riechert worked internationally in the art market and in the financial industries marketing for many years - among others for the auction house Christie's, Ketterer Kunst, Deutsche Bank, McKinsey & Company and LGT Bank - private bank of the Princely House of Liechtenstein.

Since 2017, she has been independently advising private investors, companies and public institutions on art issues. She regularly publishes artist interviews, articles on the current art market and art investment. Her website is www.ruthriechert.com.

Her mission is to encourage people to engage with art and discover it as an enrichment of their lives. By sharing knowledge, she wants to enable and simplify access to the art market for everyone. She is committed to new technologies and price transparency in the art market and develops innovative art marketing and strategies for art collections and art investments.