Professional background
from Oct 2010: University of Augsburg,
Professorship for Finance & Information Management
from Sep 2010: Private University for Health Sciences,
Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT), Visiting Professor
Sep 2009 - Sep 2010: Private University for Health Sciences
Medical Informatics and Technology (UMIT)
Professor extraordinarius of Finance and Taxation
June 2009: Ruf für Offer for professorship in General Business Administration,
esp. Finance, at St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Feb 2009 - Aug 2009: University of Augsburg,
Senior Research Assistant at the Chair of Finance and Banking,
Prof. Dr. Manfred Steiner
July 2005 - Feb 2009: University of Augsburg,
Research Assistant at the Chair of Finance and Banking,
Prof. Dr. Manfred Steiner
June 2001 - June 2005: University of Hohenheim
Specialist for Economics and Social Sciences
March 1997 - Dec 2000: University of Augsburg,
Research Assistant at the Chair of Finance and Banking,
Prof. Dr. Manfred Steiner
Academic career
July 2005 - July 2008: Habilitation thesis in Finance,
"Estimating Discount Factors - A Theoretical and Empirical Approach to Improve the Accuracy of Term Structure Models"
under supervision of Prof. Dr. Manfred Steiner, University of Augsburg
March 1997 - Dec 2004: PhD thesis in Finance mit dem Titel "Multiple Price Processes and Exercise Conditions in the Valuation of Options"
with Prof. Dr. Manfred Steiner, University of Augsburg
May 1997 - Dec 2001: University of Augsburg
Study of mathematics with specialization in:
1. Differential equations (ordinary)
2. Functional analysis and partial differential equations
3. Stochastics (probability and measure theory and stochastic processes)
Oct 1993 - Sep 1996: University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart
Study of economics with specialization in:
1. Macroeconomics
2. Business research
3. Accounting and Finance
4. Banking
Awards
June 2018: Richard Briotta Best Paper Award in Knowledge Management/Strategy for the paper "If, When and How Financial Decisions Affect Firm's Value: A Meta-Analysis"
July 2009: 2009 Science Award from the Kurt and Felicitas Viermetz Foundation, Augsburg
Sep 2006: Awarded the 2006 RMA Risk Management Prize for the dissertation "Multiple Price Processes and Exercise Conditions in the Valuation of Options"
June 2006: 2006 Science Prize for the dissertation "Multiple Price Processes and Exercise Conditions in the Valuation of Options"
July 1999: 2nd place in the business game "The Board '99"
July 1991: First prize at the "Day of Mathematics" at the University of Ulm
Sep 1989: Second prize at the "Federal Mathematics Competition"
Memberships
- American Finance Association
- European Finance Association
- German Finance Association
- German Academic Association for Business Research (VHB)