Meyer was born near Frankfurt, Germany,[1] and earned a degree from the University of Vienna in 1988.
[2] He was Sotheby's chief auctioneer and worldwide head of contemporary art from 1997 until his departure in November 2013.
[3] In 2014, The Guardian named him in their "Movers and makers: the most powerful people in the art world".
[citation needed] In October 2017, The New York Times reported that Meyer has been named sole representative of and advisor to the family of the late publishing magnate Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr. on all matters relating to his art collection.
[4] In 2011, he married art advisor Mark Fletcher, and they live in New York City and New Milford, Connecticut.