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Stefan Legge

I help people make better decisions.

Portrait of Stefan Legge
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About

I am an economist by training. As a lecturer in economics and business education, I support students and managers in understanding macroeconomics, international trade, and corporate strategy in a global business environment.

In various roles, I share my expertise with decision-makers in politics, business, and media. At the University of St.Gallen, I serve as Academic Director MBA in the Executive School as well as Director and Head of Tax & Trade Policy at the Institute for Law & Economics. I am also a Global Future Council Fellow at the World Economic Forum.

Three books I wrote — on trade, macroeconomics, and football — can be found in the book section.

I am Swiss and German — please feel free to contact me in English or German.

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News

  • Appointment as Academic Director MBA and Adjunct ProfessorUniversity of St.Gallen, August 2026
  • Keynote at the Nordic Restructuring Conference, Stockholm, May 2026slides
  • Keynote at the Westfälischer Industrieklub, Dortmund, March 2026slides
  • Webinar with the CFA Society Germany, October 2025slides
  • Speech at the Ecolab Board of Directors, August 2025
  • Keynote at the Bühler Networking Days, June 2025video
  • Keynote at Vontobel Deritrade, June 2025

Work that colleagues and I have published appeared in leading economics journals, including:

The Economic Journal European Economic Review Canadian Journal of Economics JAMA Network Open

Commentary of mine has been featured in media outlets such as:

BBC Financial Times The Guardian The New York Times NZZ