Dr. Gräßler studied political science and government in Dresden and Chemnitz from 2006 to 2014. From 2015 to 2017, he was coordinator of the German delegation to the Committee of the Regions in Brussels. Following this, he was the Head of the VKU European Office in Brussels until 2020. Since 2020, he has been the Managing Director of the VKU Saxony Regional Group in Dresden.