Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz
President & CEO and Professor of Strategy
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Prof. Dr. Nils Stieglitz is President & CEO of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany. He has held this position since April 2018, currently serving his second term.
Prof. Stieglitz’s Frankfurt School journey began in 2012 when he became Professor of Strategic Management, subsequently taking on the role of Management Department Head in 2015. In 2017 he was appointed Vice President of Corporate Development and joined the Management Board. Alongside his executive positions, he continues to teach in Strategy and Strategic Management.
Before joining Frankfurt School, Prof. Stieglitz was a Professor of Strategic Organisation Design at the University of Southern Denmark and Researcher at the University of Marburg. He completed his PhD in 2003 at the University of Marburg, where his dissertation covered “Strategy and Competitive Dynamics in Converging Industries” (“Strategie und Wettbewerb in konvergierenden Märkten”), being awarded the Outstanding Dissertation Award in 2004.
Prof. Stieglitz’s research interests include strategy and organisational design, evident through his publications in leading academic journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Organisation Science, and Journal of Management. Since becoming President & CEO, Prof. Stieglitz has embraced thought leadership and has contributed to topical discussions in media outlets such as Business Week, Financial Times, Harvard Business Review, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, the New York Times, The Economist, and Wall Street Journal. He has also appeared on several podcasts, including One Step Beyond, Radio Frankfurt, and Leadership neu gedacht!