After graduating from high school, I completed a part-time Bachelor's and Master's degree and worked as a risk controller at a German regional bank. I then joined zeb as a consultant in the Finance & Risk department. Having completed my PhD at the University of Duisburg-Essen, I turned my focus to research and teaching. Today, I run zeb.business school together with 
Prof. Michael Lister and Dr. Dirk Holländer.

My research focuses on sustainability and the banking industry, and I am interested in all aspects of overall bank management. My considerable practical and theoretical expertise informs both my research and teaching.

“Only those who know the connection between theory and practice can convey the aspects which really matter.”