About Us

Growing Knowledge Capital for the Swiss Financial Marketplace

Never before has the financial industry undergone such rapid and fundamental change. Digital disruption and abrupt changes in regulation are challenging established business models. In order to remain competitive, the Swiss banking and finance industry must nurture innovation and expertise.

 

With support from its founders—the Swiss banking industry, the Swiss Confederation, and leading Swiss universities— the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) competitively promotes world-class research and teaching in banking and finance in Switzerland. By combining academic excellence with practical experience SFI contributes to the strengthening of the Swiss financial center. 

 

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Organization

Foundation Board
The Foundation Board is the main governing body of the Institute. It includes representatives of its founding members and of its academic partner universities.

Chairman

Stefan Seiler

Group Head Human Resources & Corporate Services, UBS AG
 

 

Vice Chairman

Stephanino Isele

Member of the Executive Board and Head Institutionals & Multinationals, Zürcher Kantonalbank

Romeo Lacher

Chairman of Julius Baer Group Ltd., Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd.—as Representative of the Association of Swiss Asset and Wealth Management Banks
 

 

Members of the Foundation Board

Jochen Dürr

Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Executive Board of SIX Group AG

Alfonso Gómez

CEO, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA)—as Representative of the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland

Frédéric Herman

Rector, University of Lausanne

Pascal Kiener

CEO, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Klaus Möller

Vice President Faculty & Research, University of St.Gallen

Luisa Lambertini

Rector, Università della Svizzera italiana

Christian Schwarzenegger

Vice President Faculty Affairs & Scientific Information, University of Zurich

Luca Soncini

Member of the Board of Directors, Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino—as Representative of the Associazione Bancaria Ticinese

Roman Studer

CEO, Swiss Bankers Association

Luc Thévenoz

Member of the Board of Directors, Mirabaud & Cie—as Representative of the Association Banques Privées Suisses (ABPS)


 

 

Advisory Boards
The Foundation Board is advised by the Scientific Council on matters of scientific content and by the Sounding Board on matters of knowledge exchange with the industry.

Scientific Council

The scientific council is an independent committee of internationally-renowned professors of banking and finance from around the world. It advises the Foundation Board on all matters where scientific criteria should predominate and as such plays a crucial role in the pursuit of the objectives of our Institute.

 

Chairman

Marco Pagano

University of Naples Federico II
 

 

Members

Franklin Allen

Brevan Howard Centre, Imperial College London

Markus Brunnermeier

Princeton University

Andrew Lo

Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Anna Pavlova

London Business School

Ingrid Werner

Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University

 

Sounding Board

The Swiss Finance Institute Sounding Board―set up as an advisory board―consists of max. 12 members all representing the various bank groups within Switzerland. The members are either L&D / HR experts or line managers in senior positions. Tasks of the sounding board members are: 

  • Giving critical input about the topics of the SFI Knowledge Exchange activities

  • Showing the trends in the banking industry

  • Recommendations for practitioners in SFI activities

  • Feedback on the SFI Knowledge Exchange activities conducted

 

Members

Franziska Amstutz

Head Human Resource Development, Valiant Bank

Thomas Conel

Head of Human Resources Switzerland, BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA

Dirk Effenberger

Head Investment Risk Chief Investment Office GWM, UBS

Martin Hess

Head Digitization & Economic Policy, Swiss Bankers

Helene Lischer

Head of Distribution-Training and -Coaching, Bank Cler

Daniel Morf

Leiter Enabling RB, Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft

Andreas Rothen

Head Development and Transformation, Zürcher Kantonalbank

David Schlumpf

Global Head Learning & Leadership Development, Bank Julius Baer & Co.

Pietro Soldini

Head of Human Resources, Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino

Markus Tanner

Global Head of Business Academy, UBS

Maria Vassalou

Head of Pictet Investment Research Institute, Banque Pictet & Cie
Management
Get to know the Institute's Management Team.

Prof. François Degeorge

Managing Director and Senior Chair, Member of the Management Board

Dr. Markus P.H. Bürgi

Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Member of the Management Board

Dr. Alain Krapl

Head Knowledge Exchange and Education, Member of the Management Board

Prof. Erwan Morellec

Head of PhD Program

Team
Get to know the Institute's Team.

Désirée Buntschu

Director Communication and Projects

Cliona Debisschop

Senior Director Research Operations

Rebecca Frank Spring

Senior Director Finance & Administration, Board Secretary

Sarah Frigg

Program Manager Knowledge Exchange and Education

Catherine Lehmann

Program Manager Communication and Projects

Dr. Alfred Mettler

Director Swiss BET Program in Vietnam and SFI Adjunct Professor

Ridima Mittal

Program Manager Research Operations

Cyril Pasche

Senior Director Publications and Topic Development

Nathalie Perret-Kostadinov

Director Communication and Projects

Christine Preisig

Project Manager Corporate Services

Verónica Reumann

Director Knowledge Exchange and Education

Rachel Roth-Huber

Director Knowledge Exchange and Education

Damian Schurtenberger

Director Communication and Projects

Sonja Schütt

Program Manager Communication and Projects

Founding Members

Partner Universities

Swiss Finance Institute
Walchestrasse 9, 8006 Zurich

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