Curriculum Vitae

CV

Appointments, education, awards, and academic service.

01

Current Appointments

since 2026

Academic Director MBA

University of St.Gallen, Executive School

since 2026

Director and Head of Tax & Trade Policy

University of St.Gallen, ILE Institute

since 2026

Titularprofessor

University of St.Gallen

since 2016

Lecturer in Economics

University of St.Gallen

since 2016

Fellow of the Global Future Councils

World Economic Forum

02

Education

2016

Ph.D. in Economics and Finance

University of St.Gallen (summa cum laude)

2011

M.A. in Economics

University of St.Gallen

2009

B.Sc. in Economics

University of Mannheim

Research Visits
2015 – 2016

Princeton University

Visiting Scholar

2014 – 2015

University of California, Berkeley

Visiting Scholar

2010

University of California, San Diego

Visiting Student

03

Former Employment

Academic
2026

University of St.Gallen, Executive School

Head of MBA Curriculum

2022 – 2026

University of St.Gallen, ILE Institute

Vice Director & Head of Tax & Trade Policy

2016 – 2022

SIAW Institute, University of St.Gallen

Project Leader

2011 – 2016

SIAW Institute, University of St.Gallen

Research & Teaching Assistant

2009 – 2010

SEW Institute, University of St.Gallen

Research Assistant

2007 – 2009

University of Mannheim

Student Assistant

Business
2009

BMW AG, Munich

Internship, Global Customer Satisfaction Management (six months)

2008

ALDI Süd, Frankfurt

Compact Internship in Management

04

Awards & Scholarships

  • 2024 — MBA Best Lecturer, St.Gallen MBA Program
  • 2024 — Teaching Award, University of St.Gallen
  • 2023 — Lecturer of the Year Award, St.Gallen MBA Program
  • 2017 — Young Economist Speaker, Lindau Nobel Laureates Meeting
  • 2016 — Fellowship for the Global Future Council, World Economic Forum
  • 2016 — Prize for the Best Dissertation in Economics, University of St.Gallen
  • 2016 — Presentation Grant, Verein für Socialpolitik
  • 2014 — Young Economist Award, Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics
  • 2014 — Presentation Grant, Verein für Socialpolitik
  • 2014 — Scholarship for UC Berkeley, Swiss National Science Foundation
  • 2013 — Best Paper Prize, Warsaw International Economic Meeting
  • 2013 — Presentation Grant, Verein für Socialpolitik
  • 2009 — Scholarship, e-fellows (extended through 2016)
05

Service

Refereeing: European Economic Review, Labour Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Finance Research Letters, Journal of Comparative Economics, Economic Policy and Analysis, Economics of Transition, Applied Economics.

Assistant Managing Editor: Swiss Review of International Economic Relations, 2019–2022.

Member of the Jury: 44th and 46th St.Gallen Symposium, 2014, 2016.

Full CV

My full CV (PDF) is available upon request.