• Rudolf Volkart
    Prof. Dr.
    Professor Emeritus of Finance

    rudolf.volkart[at]bf.uzh.ch
    +41 44 634 29 53
    Plattenstr. 14(PLM);  Room 304

    Publikationen  Teaching  Research Projects  

  • Education

    • Lic. oec. publ., University of Zurich, 1970
    • Dr. oec. publ., University of Zurich, 1974
    • Visiting Scholar, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 1979/80
    • Habilitation, University of Zurich, 1982
    • Associate Professor in Corporate Finance & Banking, 1983
    • Full Professor in Corporate Finance & Banking, 1989
    • Managing Director Swiss Banking Institute, 1997

  • Research Interest

    Corporate Finance, namely Capital Structure, Firm Valuation, Cost of Capital, Value Based Management, selected topics in Banking

  • Teaching

    • Corporate Finance I
    • Corporate Finance II
    • Corporate Taxes
    • Seminars in Corporate Finance

  • Other professional activities

    • President Kaderschule Zürich
    • Member Managerial Board of Executive MBA Program University of Zurich
    • Several Functions and Board Memberships in Swiss Companies