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 is a passionate runner and, in his free time, takes a deep interest in modern and financial history.
Matteo Cornelli
President
Advisory Board
Lennart Stichler
Lennart is a second-year business administration student at the University of St. Gallen. He previously worked at SAP´s consulting division and the corporate finance mid-market boutique Saxenhammer. He also participated in the Spring Insight Program of Citigroup, where he will be interning as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst in 2023.
Lennart Stichler
Investment Banking Analyst, Goldman Sachs
Julius Lang
Julius is a second-year business administration student at the University of St. Gallen. He previously gained experience working at hedge fund Aquamarine Capital and as part of growth equity firm COI Partners. Next summer, he will join Morgan Stanley as an Investment Banking Summer Analyst in London.
Julius Lang
Consultant, McKinsey & Company
Karol Ciesluk
Karol is a second-year Master in Banking and Finance student. He previously interned at Bain & Company and at private equity fund Invus. He recently spent 3 months at Goldman Sachs’s Frankfurt office in the M&A division. He is an avid sports fan and is also passionate about aviation and photography.
Karol Ciesluk
Tech Investor, TCV
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