Prof. Dr. Alexander Braun

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 2000: Abitur at Immanuel-Kant-Gymnasium, Tuttlingen, Germany
• 2001-2003: Undergrad. Studies, University of Mannheim, Germany
• 2004: Study Abroad Program, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
• 2003-2007: Studies in Business Administration (Dipl.-Kfm.), University of Mannheim, Germany (Majors: Banking & Finance, International Management, Marketing; Thesis: Regulatory Capital Arbitrage Under Basel II, supervision by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Bühler)
• 2010: ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Research Methods, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (Advanced Regression, Time Series Analysis)
• 2009-2011: Ph.D. in Finance, University of St.Gallen (Thesis: Essays on Insurance-Linked Capital Market Instruments, Solvency Measurement, and Insurance Pricing, supervision by Prof. Dr. Hato Schmeiser and Prof. Dr. Manuel Ammann)
• 2012: Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex, Colchester, UK (Panel Data Analysis, Logit and Probit Models)
• 2013: Summer School in Empirical Research Methods (SSERM), University of St.Gallen (Bayesian Estimation and Inference)
• 2011-2016: Habilitation at the University of St.Gallen (Thesis: Essays on Insurance-Linked Securities, Financial Regulation and Consumer Preferences)
• 2016: Venia Legendi in Business Administration (with special emphasis on Risk Management)

Work Experience

• 2001: Accounting, Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG, Tuttlingen
• 2003: Management Accounting, BASF AG, Ludwigshafen
• 2005: Strategic Marketing, SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG, Walldorf
• 2006: Global Markets, Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main
• 2007-2008: Senior Analyst Capital Markets, Lehman Brothers, London, UK
• 2009-2011: Research Associate, Institute of Insurance Economics, St.Gallen
• 2011-2013: Project Leader, Institute of Insurance Economics, St.Gallen
• 2013-2017: Assistant Professor of Risk Management, University of St.Gallen
• Since 12/2015: Member of the Executive Board, Institute of Insurance Economics, St.Gallen
• Since 08/2017: Adjunct Professor of Risk Management, University of St.Gallen

Awards

• Aesculap Excellence Award, IKG TUT, 2000
• Certificate of Outstanding Achievement, Monash University, 2004
• Ph.D. Predicate with the Highest Distinction, HSG, 2011
• Hans Kessler Best Paper Award, I.VW-HSG, 2011
• Postdoctoral Research Grant, GFF-HSG, 2012
• Hans Kessler Best Paper Award, I.VW-HSG, 2012
• Harold D. Skipper Best Paper Award, APRIA, 2013
• Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award, ARIA, 2014
• Postdoctoral Research Grant, GFF-HSG, 2014
• Journal of Insurance Issues Best Paper Award, JII/CSIR, 2014
• Finalist SCOR–EGRIE Young Economist Best Paper Award 2016
• Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Best Paper Award, ARIA, 2017
• Shin Research Excellence Award, 2019
• Best Paper Award, InsurTech & Blockchain Forum, 2019
• Climate Protection and Sustainability Impact Award, LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein, 2019
• Certificate of Achievement (Top Downloaded Article), Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2019
• HSG Impact Award, 2020
• Journal of Risk and Insurance Excellence in Reviewing, 2023
• Bob Alting von Geusau Prize, International Actuarial Association, 2023

Teaching Activities

• Bachelor’s and Master’s Theses
• Risk Management (MBF, MAccFin)
• Insurance-Linked Securities (MBF, Executive Education)
• Reinsurance (Executive Education)
• InsurTech (Executive Education)
• Innovative Business Models in Insurance (Executive Education)
• Blockchain Technology in Risk & Insurance (Executive Education)
• Asset Management (Executive Education)
• Introduction to Finance (Executive Education)
• Saving & Investing for Retirement (Executive Education)
• Current Topics in Nonlife Insurance (Executive Education)
• Current Topics in Life Insurance (Executive Education)
• Changing Customer Behavior (Executive Education)