Gerhard Lechner is an independent scientist. He studied philosophy (PhD) and economics and worked in practice in the banking and insurance sector. His dissertation dealt with the topic "Transcendence and Immanence of God in the works of Giordano Bruno". His major research fields are Neoplatonism, Gnosticism and Hermetism in philosophy and monetary economics. He was also teaching at FH JOANNEUM Graz, where he taught macroeconomics, monetary policy and ethics and finance