Zacharias Sautner is Professor of Sustainable Finance at the University of Zurich (UZH) and a Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI). Through his research on ESG topics such as climate change or biodiversity, he provides insights on how finance can contribute to a more sustainable future. He enjoys spreading his sustainable finance views in keynote speeches around the world.
His research was published in leading international journals, and he was ranked #23 globally across 12,000 business authors in a ranking based on SSRN research paper downloads (January 2023, calculated over the past 12 months). His research has been cited more than 14,000 times according to Google Scholar and his expertise is referenced in newspapers such as Wall Street Journal, New York Times, or Financial Times, and in reports by the IMF, ECB, or European Commission as well as in speeches by central bankers. Two of his research papers were ranked #3 and #4 in a Financial Times ranking of “Business School Sustainability Research: What is Read Most?”.
Zacharias Sautner acts as Associate Editor at the Review of Financial Studies, Management Science, Journal of Finance & Quantitative Analysis, and Journal of Corporate Finance. He is a judge of the PRI Awards. He was also a Regular Research Visitor at the ECB and advises institutional investors on ESG issues. He is a Director of the European Finance Association.
Prior to moving to Switzerland, he was Professor of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, where he for many years headed the finance department. Prior to entering academia, he worked for a German savings bank.
Zacharias is the proud father of three daughters (born 2017, 2019, 2021), making him intrinsically motivated to work hard for a sustainable future.
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