Helmut Hoffer von Ankershoffen

Who is Helmut Hoffer von Ankershoffen?

Helmut Hoffer von Ankershoffen was born 30. September 1973 in Bierheim, Germany as Helmut Oertel. After his marriage with Sandra Hoffer von Ankershoffen in 2005 he changed his name.

He completed his studies in Mathematics and Computer Science at the Berlin Institute of Technology, graduating without distinction in 1997.

He gained his first professional experience working as a student assistant and later as an academic assistant in the research group “Formal models, logic and programming / artificial intelligence in understanding text” at the Berlin Institute of Technology. He also cooperated in research projects funded by the European Union and Germany’s largest telecommunications provider, Deutsche Telekom, focusing on semantic networks and Internet-based information services.

As a software engineer, he developed Germany’s first commercial Internet search engine, FIREBALL, commissioned by Gruner+Jahr; in the year of its launch, 1997, the website received more hits than any other website in Germany.

In 1998, he co-founded Neofonie GmbH, and has filled the position of Managing Director until 2010 and spokesman from 2008 to 2010.