Prof. Dr. Rainer Elschen

Professor (emer.) for Business Administration at the University of Duisburg Essen, Chair of Finance and Banking
Studies of Economics at the University of Bochum
Doctorate 1981, postdoctoral lecturing qualification with Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c.mult. Dieter Schneider
Professorships (assumed calls) at universities:
- Duisburg (Business Taxation, 1989-1993)
- RWTH Aachen University (Finance and Taxes 1993)
- Halle-Wittenberg (Business Management and Corporate Taxation, 1993-1997)
- Wuppertal (Finance and Company Taxation, 1997-1998)
- Essen, Duisburg-Essen (Finance and Banks 1998-2017)
Further calls rejected:
- Study leader of the VWA Essen (since 1998)
- Member of the board of directors of the VWAen Association (2015 – 2017)
- Founding senator of the University of Economics and Management, FOM (1992-1993)
- Member of the FOM Research Advisory Board (since 2015)
- Director of the European Center for Financial Services, ECFS (since 1998)
- Practical experience: Founder, member of the supervisory board and chairman of several companies, especially in the IT sector
- Focal points: Market trends for the banking and finance industry, in particular FinTechs; turnaround, restructuring, and corporate development; Executive Board compensation