Chair of Finance –

Bringing excellence to the financial sector.

About us

The Chair of Finance was established in 1988. Our research and teaching focus on capital market theory and financial intermediaries. 

In addition to our commitment to research and teaching, we are involved in several other activities. From the executive education program WHU on Finance in Frankfurt, to the Campus for Finance – WHU New Year's Conference, and our collaboration with the WHU Finance Society, the chair engages extensively with the wider finance community.
 

Research and Publications

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Teaching

Here you can find the courses of the Chair of Finance, information on bachelor and master theses and the contact persons for various topics.

  • Bank Management
    Professor Dr. Axel Wieandt
    Teaching Assistant: n.a.
  • Financial Modeling with Excel
    Niklas Julian Kriesten
    Teaching Assistant: n.a.
  • Foundations of Finance
    Professor Dr. Markus Rudolf and Dr. Katrin Baedorf
    Teaching Assistant: Pascal Frank

If you are a student and would like to write your bachelor thesis at the Allianz Endowed Chair of Finance, please read the information provided in the documents below. Should you have further specific questions, please contact Simina Cioceanu.

  • Asset Management
    Prof. Dr. Hartmut Leser
    Teaching Assistant: Diep Tran
  • Capital Market Theory
    Prof. Dr. Markus Rudolf
    Teaching Assistant: n.a.
  • European Banking and the Financial Crisis
    Prof. Dr. Axel Wieandt
    Teaching Assistant: n.a.
  • Financial Modeling with Excel
    Niklas Julian Kriesten
    Teaching Assistant: n.a.

If you are a student and would like to write your bachelor thesis at the Allianz Endowed Chair of Finance, please read the information provided in the documents below. Should you have further specific questions, please contact Simina Cioceanu.

  • Managerial Finance
    Professor Dr. Markus Rudolf and Dr. Katrin Baedorf
    Teaching Assistant: Simina Cioceanu

1) Letters of Recommendation can only be issued if the following requirements are fulfilled: The student (1) has a current average grade of 1.5 or better and (2) has completed a module of Professor Dr. Markus Rudolf and received a grade of 1.3 or better. Please note that the processing of a request can take some time (approx. 3-4 weeks). Thank you for your understanding.

Team

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Chairholder

Professor Dr. Markus Rudolf

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Personal Assistants

Marianne Diel

Personal Assistant to the Dean

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Kirsten Schmitz

Personal Assistant

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Honorary Professors

Professor Dr. Paul Achleitner

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Professor Dr. Hartmut Leser

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Professor Dr. Axel Wieandt

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Research Assistants

Marek Becker

Research Assistant

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Simina Cioceanu

Research Assistant

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Pascal Frank

Research Assistant

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Meltem Maler

Research Assistant

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Diep Tran

Research Assistant

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Alexander Wellpott

Research Assistant

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Christoph Trautmann

Research Assistant

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  • Dr. Michael Adams
  • Dr. Nabil Alkafri
  • Dr. Janis Back
  • Dr. Katrin Baedorf
  • Dr. Miriam Begtasevic
  • Dr. Mareen Benk
  • Dr. Valeria Biurrun
  • Dr. Michael Borß
  • Dr. Tobias Burggraf
  • Dr. Ralf Conen
  • Dr. Christopher Daniel
  • Dr. Alexander Deneke
  • Dr. Marius Iven Dethleffsen
  • Dr. Astrid Eisenberg
  • Dr. Marc Engelbrecht
  • Dr. Nils Ernst
  • Dr. Matthias Feldhues
  • Dr. Johannes Frankenfeld
  • Dr. Frank Guse
  • Dr. Matthias Held
  • Dr. Benedikt Himbert
  • Dr. Carsten Horn
  • Markus Hüren
  • Samah Ibrahim
  • Dr. Konstantin Ignatov
  • Dr. Matthias Jäkel
  • Juniorprofessor Dr. Julia Kapraun
  • Prof. Dr. Karl-Ludwig Keiber
  • Dr. Joachim Koch
  • Dr. Ilja Konoplev
  • Dr. Niklas Julian Kriesten
  • Dr. André Kronimus
  • Dr. Tim Krume
  • Dr. Friedrich Kruse
  • Dr. Ruth Kümmerle
  • Dr. Alex Kusen
  • Dr. Marc-Olivier Lücke
  • Dr. René Maler
  • Dr. Benjamin Meiers
  • Dr. Detlef Mertens
  • Dr. Sebastian Mönninghoff
  • Prof. Dr. Matthias Muck
  • Dr. Jörg Niebergall
  • Dr. Marcel Omachel
  • Dr. Christoph Pavel
  • Dr. Quynh Pham
  • Dr. Sören Pippart
  • Dr. Holger Sachse
  • Dr. Ulrich Schacht
  • Dr. Jan Peter Schmütsch
  • Dr. Sebastian Seidens
  • Dr. Volker Seiler
  • Dr. Konstantin Storms
  • Dr. Danny Stutz
  • Sina Timm
  • Dr. Valentin Ulrici
  • Dr. Marco Vietor
  • Dr. Marc Wierzbitzki
  • Dr. Sabine Winkler
  • Dr. Kai Winselmann
  • Dr. Christian Zaum
  • Dr. Daniel Zipser
  • Dr. Karl-Georg Altenburg
  • Professor Gunter Dufey, PhD
    Emeritus at University of Michigan
  • Stephan Gemkow
    Board of Directors
    Airbus
  • Christian U. Haas
    CEO
    PTV Group
  • Martin Korbmacher
    Managing Associate 
    Event Horizon Capital & Advisory GmbH
  • Rudolf Matter
  • Dr. Thorsten Reitmeyer
    Senior Partner
    BLC Berg Lund & Company
  • Professor Dr. Markus Rudolf
    Chairholder Allianz Endowed Chair of Finance
    WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
  • Dr. Egbert Schark
    Managing Director
    d-fine GmbH
  • Stephan Johannes Theissing
    Chairman of the Advisory Board
    Allianz SE
  • Johannes Züll
    Chairman of the Management Board
    Studio Hamburg Gruppe
WHU Campus for Finance

WHU Campus for Finance is a succesful and professional student initiative founded in 1999 in cooperation with the Chair of Finance.

Working under the motto "Uniting the World of Finance", financial experts, business representatives, and students exchange ideas in a series of lectures, panel discussions, and workshops.

WHU Campus for Finance

WHU Finance Society

WHU Finance Society is the student finance club of WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. With more than 500 members and as WHU’s oldest student association, WHU Finance Society has created a platform of exchange for ambitious students who are interested in finance. 

The Chair of Finance has supported WHU Finance Society for many years.

WHU Finance Society

News

Chair of Finance –
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Prof. Dr. Markus Rudolf zur wirtschaftlichen Lage in Deutschland

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WHU doctoral candidate bikes over 1,000km and raises 20,000€ for charity

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Professor Markus Rudolf comments on the Takeover of Crédit Suisse at "Phoenix der Tag"

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CFA Research Challenge Finals to take place on April 22nd, 2021

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