EBS University of Business & Law, EBS Business School, Wiesbaden (Germany)

• Professor of Finance, Chair of Corporate Finance & Higher Education Finance (since 2002): Faculty Page

• Vice Dean Education (since 2024)

• Academic Director, Full-Time MBA Program (since 2020)

• Director, Strategic Finance Institute (SFI), EBS Business School, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft & Recht (2007 – 2017)

• Director, Institute for Restructuring and Investment Management, EBS Business School, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft & Recht (2004 – 2007) [merged into the Strategic Finance Institute (SFI) in 2007]

• Director, Center for Entrepreneurial and Small Business Finance (esbf), EBS Business School, EBS Universität für Wirtschaft & Recht (2000 – 2007) [merged into the Strategic Finance Institute (SFI) in 2007]

• Rudolf-von-Bennigsen-Foerder-Foundation Professor of Finance, European Business School (EBS) International University (2002 – 2007)

• Rector of the European Business School (EBS) International University (2003 – 2006)

• Dean, European Business School (EBS) International University (2000 – 2002)

• Academic Director and Founder of the Summer-in-Europe Program, European Business School (EBS) International University (2002)

• Acting Head and ‘Cum Spe’ Professorial Appointment, Endowed Chair of Investment and Risk Management, European Business School (EBS) International University (2000 – 2002)

• Assistant Professor, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (1994 – 1999)

• Adjunct Lecturer of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan Business School (1992 – 1994)

• Graduate Student Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Michigan (1988 – 1993)

• • Adjunct Professor, Corvinus University of Budapest, Faculty of Business Administration (2011 – 2013)

  • Visiting Professor, Stockholm University, Stockholm Business School (2011 – 2012)

  • Faculty Member, MBA Program, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (2007)

  • Visiting Professor, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University (delivered Master-level teaching at cooperation partner GISMA/Hannover, 2003 – 2004)

  • Faculty Member, MBA Program, University of Mainz (2003)

  • Visiting Professor, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management (2002)

  • Visiting Professor, Wine-MBA, Bordeaux Business School (2001 – 2002)

  • Visiting Professor, Program “Strategy and Society”, Bordeaux Business School (2000 – 2001)

  • Visiting Scholar, University of Michigan Business School (1998)

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of International Business, University of Michigan Business School (1994, 1995, 1996) 

• Habilitation (Dr. habil.), Business Administration (WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Vallendar, 2002)

• Ph.D. in Economics (The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1994)

• M.A. in Economics (The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988)

• Academy of Management (AOM)

• Erich-Gutenberg Arbeitsgemeinschaft

• European Academy of Management (EURAM)

• European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS)

• German Finance Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Finanzwirtschaft - DGF)

• Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft

• Verband der Hochschullehrer für Betriebswirtschaft (VHB)

• Member, Academic Committee, Academy of Internet Finance (AIF) / Center for Internet and Innovative Finance (CIFI), Zhejiang University (China)

• Fellow, Center for Financial Studies, House of Finance, Goethe University (Germany)

• Fellow, Responsible Research in Business & Management initiative (RRMBI)

• Investments & Capital Markets

• Portfolio Management

• Corporate Valuation

• Corporate Finance

• (Corporate) Risk & Resilience Management

• Real Options

• Strategic Corporate Finance

• International Financial Management

• Venture Financing / Entrepreneurial Finance

• Risk Management (Non-Financial Institutions, Higher Education)

• Organizational Resilience

• Alternative Financing, especially VC Financing

• Restructuring and Turn-Around Management

• Quality Management, especially in Higher Education 

• (Learning) Ecosystems

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