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Foundation Board


Chairman
Mr. Olivier Steimer


Chairman of the Board of Directors
Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Lausanne

Vice Chairman
Mr. Hans-Ulrich Meister


CEO, Credit Suisse Private Banking & CEO Credit Suisse Switzerland

Vice Chairman
Mr. Lukas Gähwiler


CEO UBS Switzerland and co-CEO Wealth Management & Swiss Bank

Members of the Foundation Board

Mr. Raymond J. Baer

Chairman of the Board of Directors, Julius Baer Group Ltd.- as representative of the Association of Swiss Commercial and Investment Banks in Switzerland

Mr. Renaud de Planta

Managing Partner, Pictet & Cie - as representative of the Swiss Private Bankers Association

Prof. Dr. Andreas Fischer

President of the University of Zurich - as representative of the Swiss Finance Institute Zurich Center

Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez

Chairman of the Board of Directors, SIX Swiss Exchange SA, Zurich

Dr. Alfredo Gysi

CEO, BSI SA – as representative of the Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland

Dr. Philipp Halbherr

Head Investment Banking and Member of the Executive Committee, Cantonal Bank of Zurich

Mr. Claude-Alain Margelisch

CEO, Swiss Bankers Association


Prof. Dr. Piero Martinoli

President, Università della Svizzera italiana - as representative of the Swiss Finance Institute Lugano Center

Mr. Luca Soncini

Executive Board Member, CFO, PKB Privatbank SA – as representative of the Ticino Bankers Association


Prof. Dr. Jean-Dominique Vassalli

Rector, University of Geneva - as representative of the Swiss Finance Institute Léman Center


Dr. Pierin Vincenz

CEO, Raiffeisen Group


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. Indeed, in full respect of academic freedom and scientific integrity, the Swiss Finance Institute Foundation Board refuses to take decisions involving research or researchers unless armed with the appropriate recommendation from the Scientific Council.


Members of the Scientific Council

Prof. Dr. Tim Bollerslev

Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Prof. Dr. Patrick Bolton

Columbia Business School, Columbia University

Prof. Dr. Michael Brennan

Anderson School of Management, UCLA

Prof. Dr. Darrell Duffie

Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

Prof. Dr. René Stulz*

Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University

*    Scientific Council Chairperson


Executive Education Advisory Board

With special regard given to the transfer of knowledge from the practical to the academic world, the Swiss Finance Institute has established an Executive Education Advisory Board. This Advisory Board is to ensure that the Executive Education offered by the Swiss Finance Institute addresses the needs of the industry and is of highest quality. The Executive Education Advisory Board reports to the Foundation Board, to whom it presents its recommendations.


Members of the Executive Education Advisory Board

Mr. Maurizio Camponovo

Head of Training & Development, BSI SA

Prof. Dr. Rudolf Grünig

University of Fribourg

Dr. Jürg Gutzwiller

Member of the Board, RBA-Holding

Mr. Andreas John

Private Banking EMEA - Market Area Head Spain/Portugal and France/Belgium, Credit Suisse

Mr. Cédric Lüthy

Head of Management Development and Training, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie

Prof. Dr. Alfred Mettler

Georgia State University

Dr. Gabriela Payer*

Head UBS Business University

Mr. Tim Price

Head of Learning & Development, HSBC Private Bank (Switzerland) SA

Mr. Lukas Stucky

Head Julius Baer Academy, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd

Mr. Johannes Toetzke

Global Head Private Banking Institute and Regional Head Talent Development Switzerland at Credit Suisse

Dr. Thomas Ulrich

Regional Head Greater Zurich area, Managing Director at UBS

Mr. Matthias Wirth**

Swiss Bankers Association

*    Executive Education Advisory Board Chairperson
**  Executive Education Advisory Board Secretary


Former Chairs:
Urs Hofmann (2006 - 2009)


News

Outstanding Diploma Theses Executive Program 2010-2011


Events



15.02.2012 - Zurich
SFI Alumni Luncheon mit Rolf Bögli, Credit Suisse AG,
Chief Operating Officer Private Banking
Topic: The future of Private Banking
Members only

01.03.2012 - Zurich
Inaugural Conference of the SFI-Capco Institute
Paper Series on Banking
Topic: Banking in the "Glocal" World. About Capco...

15.03.2012 - Zurich
Women's Luncheon with Brigitte Baumann,
CEO, Go Beyond
Topic: Angel Investing: Women With Wings

21.03.2012 - Geneva
SFI Evening Seminar with Prof. Pierre-Marie Glauser
Topic: Value through Wealth Planning -
Key Trends in Taxation of Private Investors

19.04.2012 - Zurich
SFI Breakfast Seminar mit Patrik Schellenbauer
Topic: Der Wohnungsmarkt in der Regulierungsspirale?
Mythen und Fakten zum Wohnen


More events...

Podcasts

15.12.2011
Panel "Operationelle Risiken" with
B. Zanella Fux, ZKB &
Prof. P. Embrechts, ETH Zurich


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Press release

Inaugural SFI-Capco Conference,
March 1st, 2012 - Zurich


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SFI in the news

NZZOnline: Europäische Kontroverse
um Finanztransaktionssteuer

Handelszeitung: Hedge Funds -
Study by SFI Ass. Prof. Franzoni

Ticino Libero Online: La volatilità

Wirtschaftsblatt: OnlineA: Kundengespräche

Le Temps: L'EPFZ


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