Team
Board
Matteo Cornelli
Matteo is a third-year Business Administration student at the University of St. Gallen, currently completing an exchange semester at the University of Michigan. Most recently, he interned in the Large-Cap M&A team at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt. Prior to this, he gained experience across PE and M&A.
Matteo Cornelli
President
Lukas Kapferer
Vice President
Mattis Dräger
Mattis is currently in his third year of studying Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen. Most recently, he completed an Investment Banking internship at Rothschild & Co in Frankfurt and is currently interning in Strategy Consulting at Kearney in Zurich. Previously, he also gained experience in Investment Banking at Berenberg.
Mattis Dräger
Head of Finance
Joel Johner
Joel is currently in his fourth year of studying Economics at the University of St. Gallen. Most recently, he completed an internship in Investment Banking at Saxenhammer in Munich. Before that, he gained experience in Transaction Advisory at PwC, as well as in management consulting and commodity trade finance.
Joel Johner
Head of Student Relations
Mina Simic
Mina is currently in her third year of studying Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen and is spending a visiting semester at Harvard University. Most recently, she completed a Summer Analyst internship in Commercial Banking at Citi in Frankfurt. Previously, she also gained experience at J.P. Morgan in London and within the Finance Department of the Canton of Aargau.
Mina Simic
Co-Head of Networking Trips
Fabienne Beer
Co-Head of Networking Trips
Gilles Brunner
Gilles is a second-year Business Administration student at the University of St. Gallen. Most recently, he interned in Restructuring and is set to join UBS in London as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst. Prior to this, he gained experience in Wealth Management and Business Development and took part in the UBS Spring Week in London.
Gilles Brunner
Head of Corporate Events
Claire Heinzler
Head of Women in Finance
Sebastian Jung
Sebastian is a third-year Computer Science student at the University of St. Gallen. He currently works as a Research Assistant at the Center for Financial Services Innovation, building a framework to detect asset price bubbles from cryptocurrency option quotes. Prior to this, he gained experience as an Android developer at CHECK24 in Munich.
Sebastian Jung
Head of IT
Amélie Ramsperger
Amélie is a fourth-year Business Administration student at the University of St. Gallen, currently completing an exchange semester at the USC Marshall School of Business. Most recently, she interned in Private Equity at Partners Group in Baar. Prior to this, she gained experience in Investment Banking at Nomura in London and in Equity Research at Stifel.
Amélie Ramsperger
Core Board Member
Mauritz Frohn
Mauritz is currently in his fourth year of studying Business Administration at the University of St. Gallen. Most recently, he completed an Investment Banking internship at Barclays in Frankfurt. Previously, he also gained experience in Investment Banking at Société Générale, Private Equity at MBB and Transaction Advisory at PwC.
Mauritz Frohn
Core Board Member
Laetitia Zillich
Core Board Member
Gustav Söndermann
Gustav is a fourth-year Business Administration student at the University of St. Gallen. Most recently, he interned in Investment Banking at BNP Paribas CIB and is currently interning at Evercore. Prior to this, he gained experience in Restructuring at Roland Berger and Private Equity at Harald Quandt.
Gustav Söndermann
Core Board Member
Advisory Board
Maximilian Form
Maximilian is a Master's student in Accounting and Finance (MACFin) at the University of St. Gallen. Most recently, he interned in Investment Banking at PJT Partners. Prior to this, he gained experience in Private Equity at CVC and in Investment Banking at Nomura, Jefferies and Société Générale.
Maximilian Form
Investment Banking Intern, PJT Partners
Lennart Stichler
Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Julius Lang
Consultant, McKinsey & Company
Karol Ciesluk
Karol works full-time in Tech Investing at TCV in London, where he started in 2024. Prior to this, he spent two years in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs in Munich and gained experience in Private Equity at Invus and in consulting at Bain & Company. He is an avid sports fan and is also passionate about aviation and photography.
Karol Ciesluk
Tech Investor, TCV
Alessia Brütsch
Alessia works full-time as an Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley in London, where she joined the Power & Energy team in July 2026 after completing her Business Administration degree at the University of St. Gallen. Prior to this, she interned at Morgan Stanley as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst and gained experience in Business Development at FENKA Robotics.
Alessia Brütsch
Investment Banking Analyst, Morgan Stanley
Senior Advisory Board
Dr. Stefan Schmittmann
Dr Stefan Schmittmann brings over 30 years' experience in senior leadership roles in the German banking sector to the HIC. A graduate of the University of St. Gallen (HSG), he earned his doctorate in economics before starting his career at Bayerische Vereinsbank (later HypoVereinsbank) in 1986. He became Chief Credit Risk Officer there and later joined the Management Board, where he was responsible for corporate clients and commercial real estate. From 2008 to 2015, he was a member of Commerzbank’s Board of Managing Directors, primarily serving as Chief Risk Officer. From 2018 to 2020, he chaired its Supervisory Board. He now works as an independent consultant.
Dr. Stefan Schmittmann
Former Chief Risk Officer, Commerzbank
Prof. Dr. Florian Deglmann
Professor at the Institute for Applied Data Science & Finance at Bern University of Applied Sciences, and a lecturer at the University of St.Gallen (HSG) since 2019. He spent fifteen years at J.P. Morgan's investment bank as Executive Director before moving to academia. His teaching and research cover corporate finance, capital markets, accounting and artificial intelligence.
Prof. Dr. Florian Deglmann
Professor of Data Science & Finance, BFH
Prof. Dr. Robert Gutsche
Professor of Finance and Accounting and co-head of the subject group at the Institute for Applied Data Science & Finance at Bern University of Applied Sciences. He has held positions at Columbia University as a visiting professor, at the University of Twente and at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), and worked in financial analysis and audit at Siemens and PwC. His work covers financial analysis, investment strategies, asset and wealth management, and sustainable finance.
Prof. Dr. Robert Gutsche
Professor of Finance & Accounting, BFH