Alexander F. Wagner

Alexander Wagner is a Professor of Finance at the University of Zurich (UZH) and a Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute. He leads the Executive Education of UZH’s Faculty of Business, Economics, and Informatics, and he is Co-Head of the UZH Center for Crisis Competence. He earned his PhD in Political Economy and Government from Harvard University. Prior to that, he completed studies in economics and law in his hometown Linz, Austria. Wagner’s research focuses on corporate finance and governance, sustainable finance, and behavioral economics and finance. His talk on “What really motivates people to be honest in business” is available on TED.com. Details at: www.alex-wagner.com.