List of University of St. Gallen people

The list of University of St. Gallen people includes notable students, graduates, professors, and administrators affiliated with the University of St. Gallen.

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Notable alumni

Business

Paul Achleitner

Josef Ackermann

Peer M. Schatz

Name	Degree/Year	Comments	Reference
Paul Achleitner	Dr. oec. 1985	Board member, Allianz SE, 2000–2012; Chairman, Deutsche Bank	[1]
Josef Ackermann	Dr. oec. 1977	CEO, Deutsche Bank, 2002–2012	[2]
Martin Blessing	1987	CEO, Commerzbank	[3]
Rolf Dobelli	Dr. 1995	Co-founder and Chairman, getAbstract	[4]
Peter Fankhauser	Dr. 1989	CEO, Thomas Cook Group, 2014–2019	[5]
Patrik Gisel	Dr. 1992	CEO, Raiffeisen Bank	[6]
Karl-Erivan Haub	Lic. oec. 1983	CEO, Tengelmann Group	[7]
Nick Hayek, Jr.	–	CEO, Swatch Group	[8]
Thomas Hesse	Dr.	Board member, Bertelsmann	[9]
Konrad Hilbers	Dr. oec.	CEO, Napster, 2001–2002; CEO, Primondo, 2007–2008	[10]
André Hoffmann	Economics	Vice chairman, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG	[11]
Ola Källenius	CEMS MIM 1993	CEO, Daimler AG, 2019-	[12]
Georges Kern	Unknown	CEO, IWC	[13]
Walter Kielholz	Lic. oec. 1976	Honorary Chairman, Swiss Re; Chairman, Swiss Re, 2009–2021; Chairman, Credit Suisse, 2003–2009	[14]
Ulrich Körner	Lic. oec. 1988, Dr. 1993	COO, UBS	[15]
Adrian Künzi	Dr. oec.	CEO, Notenstein Privatbank, 2012–	[16]
Axel Lehmann	Lic.oec. 1984, Dr. 1989, Habil. 1996	Chairman Credit Suisse, 2022-	[17]
Harald Link	1978	CEO, B.Grimm; Billionaire	[18]
Count Jakob Lambsdorff	CEMS	CEO, Alba W&H Smart City, 2019–	[19]
Magdalena Martullo-Blocher	Lic. oec.	CEO, Ems-Chemie	[20]
Fredmund Malik	Dr. 1974	Founder and Chairman, Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen	[21]
Dirk Markus	Dr. oec.	Co-founder and Chairman, Aurelius	[22]
Julius Meinl V	Unknown	Chairman, Meinl Bank	[23][24]
Markus Miele	Dr.	Managing director, Miele	[25]
Daniel Nordmann	E.M.B.A.	CEO, SBB Cargo, 2000–2007	[26]
Axel Oberwelland		German billionaire heir and businessman; owner of August Storck	[27]
Michael Pieper	Lic. oec.	Owner, Franke Holding AG	[28]
Michael Ringier	–	Chairman, Ringier AG	[29]
Moritz Runge	M.A. HSG	Global CEO, Pasta & Red Sauce Brands	[30]
Georg Schaeffler	Lic. oec. 1990	Owner, Schaeffler Group (together with Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler)	[31]
Peer M. Schatz	M.A. 1989	CEO, Qiagen	[32]
Roger Schawinski	Dr. oec.	CEO, Sat. 1, 2003–2006	[33]
Ulf Mark Schneider	Lic. oec. 1988, Dr. 1992	CEO, Fresenius SE	[34][35]
Reinhard Schneider	Lic. oec.	Managing director, Werner & Mertz	[36]
Stefan Schmittmann	Lic. oec. 1981, Dr. oec. 1986	Chairman, Commerzbank	[37]
Margret Suckale	E.M.B.L. 1977	Board member, BASF	[38]
Theodor Weimer	–	CEO, Deutsche Börse, 2017–	[39]
Alex Widmer	Dr. oec. 1985	CEO, Julius Baer Group, 2007–2008	[40]
Kristian Widmer	E.M.B.A.	CEO, Condor Films	[41]
Peter Wuffli	1981, Dr. 1984	CEO, UBS, 2003–2007	[42]

Politics, law and society

Prince Hans-Adam II

Hans-Rudolf Merz

Name	Degree/Year	Comments	Reference
Gerald Asamoah	Certificate	Ghanaian-born German former footballer	[43]
Christoffel Brändli	Mag. oec. 1971	Swiss politician and former President of the Swiss Council of States	[44]
Rolf Dobelli	Dr. oec. 1995	Novelist, bestselling non-fiction author and founder of World.minds	[45]
Prince Hans-Adam II	Lic. oec. 1969	Prince of Liechtenstein, Sovereign Monarch and Head of State of Liechtenstein	[46]
Adrian Hasler	Lic. oec.	Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, 2013–	[47]
Daniel Jositsch	Prof. Dr. iur.	Daniel Jositsch, law professor and SP politician	[48]
Othmar Karas	M.B.L. 1997	Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament	[49]
Arnold Koller	Lic. oec. 1957	President of the Swiss Confederation, 1990 and 1997	[50]
Elmar Ledergerber	Dr. oec. 1979	Mayor of Zurich, 2002–2009	[51]
Urs Lehmann	Lic. oec. 2001	Former World Champion alpine skier	[52]
Prince Lorenz of Belgium	Unknown	Member of the Belgian royal family	[53]
Hans-Rudolf Merz	Dr. rer. publ. 1971	Bundesrat, Federal Council of Switzerland, 2003–2010	[54]
Hans A. Pestalozzi	Unknown	Swiss manager, social critic, and author	[55]
Yves Rüedi	Dr. iur. 2009	Judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland	[56]
Oswald Sigg	Unknown	Vice-Chancellor of Switzerland and spokesman of the Swiss Federal Council, 2005–2009	[57]
Peter Spuhler		Swiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council; CEO, Stadler Rail	[58]
Hanny Thalmann	Dr. 1943	Member of the National Council of Switzerland, 1971–1979	[59]
Klaus Tschütscher	Lic. iur. 1993, Dr. iur. 1996	Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, 2009–2013	[60]
Andreas Zünd	Unknown	Judge at the European Court of Human Rights	[61]
Werner Zdouc	Dr. iur. 2002	Director of the WTO Appellate Body Secretariat, 2006-2020	[62]
Marco Zwyssig	Lic. oec. 1997	Former player for the Swiss national football team	[63]

Academics

Erik S. Reinert

Name	Degree/Year	Comments	Reference
Ann-Kristin Achleitner	Dr. oec. 1991, Dr. iur. 1992	Professor of Finance, Technical University of Munich	[64]
David Dorn	Dr. oec. 2009	Professor of Economics, University of Zurich	[65]
Lars Feld	Dr. oec. 1999	Professor of Economics, University of Freiburg; Member, German Council of Economic Experts	[66]
Christopher Kummer	lic. oec. HSG 1999	Professor of Finance, Hult International Business School	[67]
Erik S. Reinert	Economics	Professor of Economics, Tallinn University of Technology	[68]

Notable faculty (permanent)

Peter Glotz

Miriam Meckel

Name	Tenure	Comments	Reference
Anne van Aaken	2012-2018	Professor of Law and Economics	[69]
Carl Baudenbacher	1987–present	Professor of Law; President, EFTA Court	[70]
Simon Gächter	2000–2005	Professor of Economics; now at University of Nottingham	[71]
Peter Glotz	2000–2005	Permanent Guest Professor for Media and Society	[72]
Walter Hunziker	Unknown	Professor of Tourism and co-founder of the Institut International de Glion	[73]
Wladimir Klitschko	2016–	Lecturer; Ukrainian professional boxer and entrepreneur	[74]
Juliane Kokott	1999–2003	Professor of Law; now Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union	[75]
Arnold Koller	1972-1986	Professor of Law; former President of the Swiss Confederation	[50]
Margrith Bigler-Eggenberger		Lecturer and Honorary Doctorate, first woman in the Federal Supreme Court	[76]
Wilhelm Krelle	1956–1958	Professor of Economics; later at University of Bonn	[77]
Georg von Krogh	1994–2006	Professor of Management; now at ETH Zurich	[78]
Axel Lehmann		Professor of Management; Chairman, Credit Suisse	[17]
Miriam Meckel	2005–present	Professor for Corporate Communication	[79]
Lucia A. Reisch	Unknown	Guest Lecturer; Professor of Economics, Copenhagen Business School	[80]
Ota Šik	1970–1990	Professor of Economics and one of the key figures in the Prague Spring	[81]
Uwe Sunde	2008–2012	Professor of Economics	[82]
Frederic Vester	1989-1991	Professor of Applied Economics; member of the Club of Rome	[83]

Notable honorary doctorate recipients

Martti Ahtisaari

Name	Field/Year	Comments	Reference
Martti Ahtisaari	Political Science, 2007	President of Finland, 1994–2000; 2008 Nobel laureate	[84]
Joshua Angrist	Economics, 2007	Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology	[85]
Lans Bovenberg	Economics, 2010	Professor of Economics, Tilburg University	[85]
John H. Cochrane	Economics, 2014	Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business	[86]
Robert H. Frank	Economics, 2008	Professor of Economics, Cornell University	[85]
Gene Grossman	Economics, 2009	Professor of Economics, Princeton University	[85]
Surin Pitsuwan	Political Science, 2011	Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 2008–2012	[84]
Oliver E. Williamson	Economics, 1987	Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley; 2009 Nobel laureate	[87]

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