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.

Notable alumni

Business

Paul Achleitner
Josef Ackermann
Peer M. Schatz
NameDegree/YearCommentsReference
Paul AchleitnerDr. oec. 1985Board member, Allianz SE, 2000–2012; Chairman, Deutsche Bank[1]
Josef AckermannDr. oec. 1977CEO, Deutsche Bank, 2002–2012[2]
Martin Blessing1987CEO, Commerzbank[3]
Rolf DobelliDr. 1995Co-founder and Chairman, getAbstract[4]
Peter FankhauserDr. 1989CEO, Thomas Cook Group, 2014–2019[5]
Patrik GiselDr. 1992CEO, Raiffeisen Bank[6]
Karl-Erivan HaubLic. oec. 1983CEO, Tengelmann Group[7]
Nick Hayek, Jr.CEO, Swatch Group[8]
Thomas HesseDr.Board member, Bertelsmann[9]
Konrad HilbersDr. oec.CEO, Napster, 2001–2002; CEO, Primondo, 2007–2008[10]
André HoffmannEconomicsVice chairman, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG[11]
Ola KälleniusCEMS MIM 1993CEO, Daimler AG, 2019-[12]
Georges KernUnknownCEO, IWC[13]
Walter KielholzLic. oec. 1976Honorary Chairman, Swiss Re; Chairman, Swiss Re, 2009–2021; Chairman, Credit Suisse, 2003–2009[14]
Ulrich KörnerLic. oec. 1988, Dr. 1993COO, UBS[15]
Adrian KünziDr. oec.CEO, Notenstein Privatbank, 2012–[16]
Axel LehmannLic.oec. 1984, Dr. 1989, Habil. 1996Chairman Credit Suisse, 2022-[17]
Harald Link1978CEO, B.Grimm; Billionaire[18]
Count Jakob LambsdorffCEMSCEO, Alba W&H Smart City, 2019–[19]
Magdalena Martullo-BlocherLic. oec.CEO, Ems-Chemie[20]
Fredmund MalikDr. 1974Founder and Chairman, Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen[21]
Dirk MarkusDr. oec.Co-founder and Chairman, Aurelius[22]
Julius Meinl VUnknownChairman, Meinl Bank[23][24]
Markus MieleDr.Managing director, Miele[25]
Daniel NordmannE.M.B.A.CEO, SBB Cargo, 2000–2007[26]
Axel OberwellandGerman billionaire heir and businessman; owner of August Storck[27]
Michael PieperLic. oec.Owner, Franke Holding AG[28]
Michael RingierChairman, Ringier AG[29]
Moritz RungeM.A. HSGGlobal CEO, Pasta & Red Sauce Brands[30]
Georg SchaefflerLic. oec. 1990Owner, Schaeffler Group (together with Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler)[31]
Peer M. SchatzM.A. 1989CEO, Qiagen[32]
Roger SchawinskiDr. oec.CEO, Sat. 1, 2003–2006[33]
Ulf Mark SchneiderLic. oec. 1988, Dr. 1992CEO, Fresenius SE[34][35]
Reinhard SchneiderLic. oec.Managing director, Werner & Mertz[36]
Stefan SchmittmannLic. oec. 1981, Dr. oec. 1986Chairman, Commerzbank[37]
Margret SuckaleE.M.B.L. 1977Board member, BASF[38]
Theodor WeimerCEO, Deutsche Börse, 2017–[39]
Alex WidmerDr. oec. 1985CEO, Julius Baer Group, 2007–2008[40]
Kristian WidmerE.M.B.A.CEO, Condor Films[41]
Peter Wuffli1981, Dr. 1984CEO, UBS, 2003–2007[42]

Politics, law and society

Prince Hans-Adam II
Hans-Rudolf Merz
NameDegree/YearCommentsReference
Gerald AsamoahCertificateGhanaian-born German former footballer[43]
Christoffel BrändliMag. oec. 1971Swiss politician and former President of the Swiss Council of States[44]
Rolf DobelliDr. oec. 1995Novelist, bestselling non-fiction author and founder of World.minds[45]
Prince Hans-Adam IILic. oec. 1969Prince of Liechtenstein, Sovereign Monarch and Head of State of Liechtenstein[46]
Adrian HaslerLic. oec.Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, 2013–[47]
Daniel JositschProf. Dr. iur.Daniel Jositsch, law professor and SP politician[48]
Othmar KarasM.B.L. 1997Austrian politician and Member of the European Parliament[49]
Arnold KollerLic. oec. 1957President of the Swiss Confederation, 1990 and 1997[50]
Elmar LedergerberDr. oec. 1979Mayor of Zurich, 2002–2009[51]
Urs LehmannLic. oec. 2001Former World Champion alpine skier[52]
Prince Lorenz of BelgiumUnknownMember of the Belgian royal family[53]
Hans-Rudolf MerzDr. rer. publ. 1971Bundesrat, Federal Council of Switzerland, 2003–2010[54]
Hans A. PestalozziUnknownSwiss manager, social critic, and author[55]
Yves RüediDr. iur. 2009Judge of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland[56]
Oswald SiggUnknownVice-Chancellor of Switzerland and spokesman of the Swiss Federal Council, 2005–2009[57]
Peter SpuhlerSwiss politician and member of the Swiss National Council; CEO, Stadler Rail[58]
Hanny ThalmannDr. 1943Member of the National Council of Switzerland, 1971–1979[59]
Klaus TschütscherLic. iur. 1993, Dr. iur. 1996Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, 2009–2013[60]
Andreas ZündUnknownJudge at the European Court of Human Rights[61]
Marco ZwyssigLic. oec. 1997Former player for the Swiss national football team[62]

Academics

Erik S. Reinert
NameDegree/YearCommentsReference
Ann-Kristin AchleitnerDr. oec. 1991, Dr. iur. 1992Professor of Finance, Technical University of Munich[63]
David DornDr. oec. 2009Professor of Economics, University of Zurich[64]
Lars FeldDr. oec. 1999Professor of Economics, University of Freiburg; Member, German Council of Economic Experts[65]
Christopher Kummerlic. oec. HSG 1999Professor of Finance, Hult International Business School[66]
Erik S. ReinertEconomicsProfessor of Economics, Tallinn University of Technology[67]

Notable faculty (permanent)

Peter Glotz
Miriam Meckel
NameTenureCommentsReference
Anne van Aaken2012-2018Professor of Law and Economics[68]
Carl Baudenbacher1987–presentProfessor of Law; President, EFTA Court[69]
Simon Gächter2000–2005Professor of Economics; now at University of Nottingham[70]
Peter Glotz2000–2005Permanent Guest Professor for Media and Society[71]
Walter HunzikerUnknownProfessor of Tourism and co-founder of the Institut International de Glion[72]
Wladimir Klitschko2016–Lecturer; Ukrainian professional boxer and entrepreneur[73]
Juliane Kokott1999–2003Professor of Law; now Advocate General, Court of Justice of the European Union[74]
Arnold Koller1972-1986Professor of Law; former President of the Swiss Confederation[50]
Margrith Bigler-EggenbergerLecturer and Honorary Doctorate, first woman in the Federal Supreme Court[75]
Wilhelm Krelle1956–1958Professor of Economics; later at University of Bonn[76]
Georg von Krogh1994–2006Professor of Management; now at ETH Zurich[77]
Axel LehmannProfessor of Management; Chairman, Credit Suisse[17]
Miriam Meckel2005–presentProfessor for Corporate Communication[78]
Lucia A. ReischUnknownGuest Lecturer; Professor of Economics, Copenhagen Business School[79]
Ota Šik1970–1990Professor of Economics and one of the key figures in the Prague Spring[80]
Uwe Sunde2008–2012Professor of Economics[81]
Frederic Vester1989-1991Professor of Applied Economics; member of the Club of Rome[82]

Notable honorary doctorate recipients

Martti Ahtisaari
NameField/YearCommentsReference
Martti AhtisaariPolitical Science, 2007President of Finland, 1994–2000; 2008 Nobel laureate[83]
Joshua AngristEconomics, 2007Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[84]
Lans BovenbergEconomics, 2010Professor of Economics, Tilburg University[84]
John H. CochraneEconomics, 2014Professor of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business[85]
Robert H. FrankEconomics, 2008Professor of Economics, Cornell University[84]
Gene GrossmanEconomics, 2009Professor of Economics, Princeton University[84]
Surin PitsuwanPolitical Science, 2011Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, 2008–2012[83]
Oliver E. WilliamsonEconomics, 1987Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley; 2009 Nobel laureate[86]

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