{"id":20472,"date":"2020-04-20T14:28:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T12:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/?page_id=20472"},"modified":"2025-08-23T23:54:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:54:40","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/en\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-slider-sc fusion-flexslider-loading flexslider flexslider-hover-type-none\" data-slideshow_autoplay=\"1\" data-slideshow_smooth_height=\"0\" data-slideshow_speed=\"5000\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:100%;\"><ul class=\"slides\"><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert.jpg\" alt=\"Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert\" width=\"2550\" height=\"908\" class=\"wp-image-28712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Keynote-Speaker-Profiling-Cybersecurity-Expert.jpg 2550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1166px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/span><\/li><li class=\"image\"><span class=\"fusion-image-hover-element hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/international-Keynote-Speaker-for-Corporate-Events-1.jpg\" alt=\"Keynote Speaker\" width=\"2550\" height=\"908\" class=\"wp-image-28419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/international-Keynote-Speaker-for-Corporate-Events-1-200x71.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/international-Keynote-Speaker-for-Corporate-Events-1-400x142.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/international-Keynote-Speaker-for-Corporate-Events-1-600x214.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/international-Keynote-Speaker-for-Corporate-Events-1-800x285.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/international-Keynote-Speaker-for-Corporate-Events-1-1200x427.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/international-Keynote-Speaker-for-Corporate-Events-1.jpg 2550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1166px) 100vw, 2550px\" \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:50px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:58.4%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:right bottom;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Mark T. Hofmann<\/p>\n<h1>Biography<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-clearfix\" style=\"float:left;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;max-width:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#cbaa5c;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p class=\"\" data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"467\">Mark T. Hofmann is a Business Psychologist (M.A.) and Crime &amp; Intelligence Analyst, certified by the California Department of Justice. His approach is unconventional yet highly effective: He delves into the Darknet to analyze hacker profiles firsthand to understand their psychological profiles and motives. As an expert in Behavioral- and Cyber Profiling, he has been featured on ARD, CNN, RTL, Forbes, and 60 Minutes Australia. In his Keynote Speeches, he shows organizations worldwide how to defend against cybercrime and AI-driven threats and how they can become a \u201chuman firewall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"467\">Hofmann was born in Frankfurt (Germany) in 1991. His interest in Psychology and reading people can be traced back to his childhood. In his Master\u2019s Degree in Industrial- &amp; Organizational Psychology (University of Wuppertal), the \u201cdark topics\u201d aroused his professional interest: White-Collar Crime, Psychopathy and Narcissism. He specialized in \u201cProfiling\u201d and psychological approaches and still spends part of his work to this day conducting scientific interviews with Psychopaths and Cybercriminals. Mark T. Hofmann became part of a certification program and is a Crime- &amp; Intelligence Analyst (Certified by the California Department of Justice).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"902\">As a Keynote Speaker, he transfers profiling approaches to the business world and shows companies how to build a Human Firewall. His clients include global players, government agencies, banks and companies of all sizes.<br data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"794\" \/>Hofmann works internationally and speaks at conferences and corporate events, he lives in Warsaw.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last fusion-animated\" style=\"width:37.6%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.5\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:right bottom;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;border-width: 0 0 0 0;border-color:#ffc107;border-style:solid;padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-vimeo\" style=\"max-width:660px;max-height:374px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.67%;\" ><iframe title=\"Vimeo video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/423583502?autoplay=0&autopause=0\" width=\"660\" height=\"374\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.70;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box\" style=\"background-color:#f6f6f6;border-width:1px;border-color:#f6f6f6;border-left-width:3px;border-left-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-default-size button-default-size button-flat fusion-desktop-button fusion-tagline-button continue fusion-desktop-button-margin continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:2px 2px 2px 2px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Contact<\/span><\/a><h2>Crime- & Intelligence Analyst<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">Consulting Services, Keynote and Workshops can be booked worldwide. You will receive a non-binding offer within 24 hours on weekdays. <\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-default-size button-default-size button-flat fusion-mobile-button continue-right\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:2px 2px 2px 2px\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/en\/contact\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>Contact<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f4f6f8;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mark Hofmann<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Most Important Milestones<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:60px;width:100%;max-width:50px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#00036b;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div 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0 0 0 10px rgba(255,255,255,0.5);\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/style><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-1 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-first-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-wrapper-hover-animation-pulsate fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:82px;width:82px;line-height:42px;border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);border-width:1px;background-color:#1b5bac;box-sizing:content-box;height:80px;width:80px;line-height:80px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-university fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.04;\">Master Degree<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He completed his Master&#8217;s Degree in Industrial- and Organizational Psychology at the University of Wuppertal (Germany).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);top:77px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-2 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-wrapper-hover-animation-pulsate fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:82px;width:82px;line-height:42px;border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);border-width:1px;background-color:#1b5bac;box-sizing:content-box;height:80px;width:80px;line-height:80px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-flag-usa fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.04;\">Crime Analyst<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mark Hofmann received his certification as &#8220;Crime- &amp; Intelligence Analyst&#8221; from the California Department of Justice in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);top:77px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-3 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-first-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-wrapper-hover-animation-pulsate fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:82px;width:82px;line-height:42px;border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);border-width:1px;background-color:#1b5bac;box-sizing:content-box;height:80px;width:80px;line-height:80px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-comment far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.04;\">Arabic Language (\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mark T. Hofmann speaks Basic Modern Standard Arabic and is constantly developing this further.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);top:77px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-4 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-wrapper-hover-animation-pulsate fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:82px;width:82px;line-height:42px;border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);border-width:1px;background-color:#1b5bac;box-sizing:content-box;height:80px;width:80px;line-height:80px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-graduation-cap fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.04;\">Ongoing PhD (Doctoral Degree)<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mark T. Hofmann is doing a doctoral degree at the University of T\u00fcbingen (Germany), which focuses on dark personality traits (Psychopathy, Narcissism, Machiavellianism) among hackers.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);top:77px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-5 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-first-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-wrapper-hover-animation-pulsate fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:82px;width:82px;line-height:42px;border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);border-width:1px;background-color:#1b5bac;box-sizing:content-box;height:80px;width:80px;line-height:80px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-check-circle far circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.04;\">References<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mark T. Hofmann&#8217;s clients include Private Sector Companies, Public Authorities, NGOs, Associations, Universities, and International Media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);top:77px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-6 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-last-in-row\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-wrapper-hover-animation-pulsate fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:82px;width:82px;line-height:42px;border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);border-width:1px;background-color:#1b5bac;box-sizing:content-box;height:80px;width:80px;line-height:80px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-tv fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.04;\">Public Appearances<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hofmann supports several <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/en\/media\/\">international TV-productions<\/a> as a <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de\/en\/consulting\/\">Profiling Expert<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);top:77px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-column content-box-column content-box-column content-box-column-7 col-lg-6 col-md-6 col-sm-6 fusion-content-box-hover content-box-column-first-in-row content-box-column-last\"><div class=\"col content-box-wrapper content-wrapper-background link-area-link-icon content-icon-wrapper-yes icon-wrapper-hover-animation-pulsate fusion-animated\" style=\"background-color:#f4f6f8;\" data-animationType=\"fadeIn\" data-animationDuration=\"0.25\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"heading heading-with-icon icon-left\"><div class=\"icon\" style=\"-webkit-animation-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><span style=\"height:82px;width:82px;line-height:42px;border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);border-width:1px;border-style:solid;background-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);box-sizing:content-box;border-radius:50%;\"><i style=\"border-color:rgba(2,2,2,0);border-width:1px;background-color:#1b5bac;box-sizing:content-box;height:80px;width:80px;line-height:80px;border-radius:50%;position:relative;top:auto;left:auto;margin:0;border-radius:50%;color:#ffffff;font-size:40px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fontawesome-icon fa-fingerprint fas circle-yes\"><\/i><\/span><\/div><h1 class=\"content-box-heading fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"font-size:24px;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.04;\">Lecturer<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"content-container\" style=\"color:#747474;\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mark T. Hofmann is a Lecturer for Behavioral- and Cyber Profiling for Management Circle AG.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-box-shortcode-timeline\" style=\"border-color:rgba(22,22,22,0);top:77px;-webkit-transition-duration: 350ms;animation-duration: 350ms;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .heading-link:hover .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box:hover .heading-link .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-link-icon-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes,\n\t\t\t\t\t\t.fusion-content-boxes-1 .fusion-content-box-hover .link-area-box-hover .heading .icon i.circle-yes {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color: #1b5bac !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tborder-color: #1b5bac !important;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:40px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-2 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-2 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.50;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-2\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box reading-box-center\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-width:1px;border-color:#ebeef1;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>You can book <strong><em>Mark T. 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