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5 August 2024
From engineer to asset manager: my career change and the value of mentoring

Leonie Tauscher

Even though I enjoyed the technical job, my goal was always to work in asset management. I was always attracted by the fact that you can work both technically and commercially - perfect if you have completed a technical degree and a second bachelor's degree in business administration and are interested in both areas.
26 January 2026
From Building Systems to Building Judgment: What Frankfurt School changed for me
Daniel Niederberger
I’ve always been an engineer at heart. Not just by education, but by instinct. I look for structure. I want to understand what holds a system together, where it breaks under stress and what needs to change so it becomes stable again. Early in my career I believed - quite honestly - that the hardest part of progress would be technology.
Enrolling in the  Master of Leadership in Sustainable Finance at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management has been one of the most valuable experiences of my career. It challenged me academically, inspired me personally, and gave me tools I can apply every day in my professional life.
1 September 2025
Studying Sustainable Finance at Frankfurt School – A Student’s Perspective
Tim Buchholz
6 June 2025
Stay Humble, Stay Hungry and Never Stop Running
Christian Ruehmer
It started in early 1991: an ad in the printed edition of Die Bank, the monthly journal every overambitious Azubi subscribed to, promoted a new form of academic education – the Hochschule für Bankwirtschaft (HfB).
My academic journey, which included a Master in Management and a Bachelor of Science in Management, Philosophy & Economics, has been instrumental in both my professional development and entrepreneurial ventures.
9 April 2025
How My Studies at Frankfurt School Shaped My Real Estate Career
Stefan Groenke
21 May 2024
How these 5 lessons have changed my life

Francesco Pisani

I cannot imagine how tough it could be for students nowadays to decide which career path to take. The scarcity of skilled people is increased by the digitalization of work, and hyperconnectivity makes almost everything at their reach.
26 February 2024
Grow personally and professionally by pursuing an MBA: Advantages & reflections

Michael Knowlton

Studying the Part-time MBA programme at FS was an action-packed experience offering a breadth of current business knowledge and real-world applications. It’s an incredible time to build your professional self and connect with those you can support and, of course, who can also support you. Identify what you want to accomplish, take courses, make friends, connect with business partners and execute through the master thesis.
21 March 2025
Impact investing in Nigeria: Three insights from working with Africa’s Giant
Yvonne Viktoria Mitschka
“Welcome back to Nigeria” – the energetic handshake and warm smile of Adedayo*, one of the security guards in my Lagosian hotel, are truly catching. Though Nigeria is characterized by multifaceted conflicts, the country stands for so much more than a flourishing private security service industry.
The social function of this study pathway is too often overlooked: Dual higher education is a catalyst that promotes the permeability of social strata and thus makes an important contribution to equal social opportunities.
16 September 2024
Opportunity for social advancement: studying part-time
Florian P. Meyer
10 July 2024
Bridging the Gap: My Journey across Technology and Sustainability
Tushar Belhekar
Working in Sustainability required being much more comfortable with ambiguity, than I was used to in the Tech world. The evolving European Sustainability legislative and regulatory landscape required crafting quite flexible strategies and plans to keep up with the unknowns.
The Master of Finance (MoF) programme has not only helped me build a foundation and fill the knowledge gap in financial studies, but it has also exposed me to different career possibilities and paths within the industry.
22 May 2024
Navigating New Horizons after the MSc Finance at Frankfurt School
Xinyao Li
21 February 2024
Breaking free from Wall Street: My personal journey into Value Investing

Andy Hamer

Successful investing requires independent thinking, which is way easier said than done. It requires enduring rejection, negative comments and stomaching people’s disagreement over extended periods of time because thinking differently from everyone else is essential.
29 January 2024
The most important skill to stay relevant in a changing banking landscape

Oliver Bader

Even though we have already established that change is the new norm and is here to stay, we also find that a large portion of projects are badly managed. In addition, a large portion of managers and executives spend a considerable amount of their time on project-related matters, even though some of them lack a fundamental understanding of how projects should be managed.
10 January 2024
Navigating success: Strategies for transformative career growth
Christiane Zhao
As an alumna of the Master in Data Analytics & Management programme, I have witnessed a unique blend of diversity and commonality within our community. This diversity does more than just enrich our academic experience; it provides a prism through which we can view and understand the multifaceted nature of career development.
As a Master in Management alum, it was quite nostalgic to be back, listening to the lecture in which I would present. This time, not as a student but as a company representative for Daimler Truck to enhance the practical learning experience within the programme. It was a fun experience not only to present but also to answer many questions asked by the students.
9 November 2023
Master alum success story: Daimler Truck IT transformation case study
Niklas Kuchinke
From engineer to asset manager: my career change and the value of mentoring
5 August 2024
Leonie Tauscher
From Building Systems to Building Judgment: What Frankfurt School changed for me
26 January 2026
Daniel Niederberger
Studying Sustainable Finance at Frankfurt School – A Student’s Perspective
1 September 2025
Tim Buchholz
How these 5 lessons have changed my life
21 May 2024
Francesco Pisani
Stay Humble, Stay Hungry and Never Stop Running
6 June 2025
Christian Ruehmer
How My Studies at Frankfurt School Shaped My Real Estate Career
9 April 2025
Stefan Groenke
Grow personally and professionally by pursuing an MBA: Advantages & reflections
26 February 2024
Michael Knowlton
Impact investing in Nigeria: Three insights from working with Africa’s Giant
21 March 2025
Yvonne Viktoria Mitschka
Opportunity for social advancement: studying part-time
16 September 2024
Florian P. Meyer
Breaking free from Wall Street: My personal journey into Value Investing
21 February 2024
Andy Hamer
Bridging the Gap: My Journey across Technology and Sustainability
10 July 2024
Tushar Belhekar
Navigating New Horizons after the MSc Finance at Frankfurt School
22 May 2024
Xinyao Li
The most important skill to stay relevant in a changing banking landscape
29 January 2024
Oliver Bader
Navigating success: Strategies for transformative career growth
10 January 2024
Christiane Zhao
Master alum success story: Daimler Truck IT transformation case study
9 November 2023
Niklas Kuchinke