[5] Up until 2021, his mother, Liz Mohn, was chairwoman of the Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft, representing the fifth generation of the business-owning family.

[11] After earning his German baccalaureate (Abitur) at the Städtisches Gymnasium in Gütersloh, Mohn completed his military service.

[12] Mohn started his career in 1992 at Bertelsmann Music Group in Hong Kong and New York City.

[15] Mohn returned to Gütersloh in 1996 and worked for the multimedia division at Bertelsmann,[16] which was headed by Thomas Middelhoff at that time.

[19] Mohn took the company public in the year 2000,[20] and due to a difficult market environment after the dot-com bubble burst,[21] he instituted comprehensive restructuring measures.

[31] In 2021, upon reaching the age of 80 years, Liz Mohn stepped down from the executive bodies of Bertelsmann Verwaltungsgesellschaft.