Mathias Hothum, managing director of dievini, received his Diplom degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim.

He went on to do his doctorate at the University of Magdeburg. For the past 30 years he has gained experience as a health economist in the sectors healthcare, health service and life sciences. He specializes in pricing, re-imbursement and in the evaluation of medium-sized companies and publicly owned/market-listed companies.