Institut für Banking und Finance

Education

• Diploma in Economics, University of Trier, Germany, 1995
• Ph.D. in Economics, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, 1999
• Exchange student, Université des Sciences Sociales, Toulouse, France, 1991-1992
• Research fellow at University of California at Berkeley, USA, 1994-1995

Professional experience

• Program Manager, North-South Dialogue/Exposure-and Dialogue Programme, Bonn, Germany, 1998-2000
• Training Manager, United Nations Capital Development Fund, New York, 2000-2005
• Senior Lecturer, Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, USA, 2007-2009

Research interest

• Microfinance, financial sector development in developing economies
• Social entrepreneurship in developing countries

Teaching

• Microfinance
• Social entrepreneurship

Other professional activities

• Managing the Center for Microfinance at the Department for Banking and Finance