Prof. Dr. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner

Ann-Kristin Achleitner is TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance at TUM School of Management, Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany.

She has held the Chair of Entrepreneurial Finance since 2001 and has been Scientific Co-Director at the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) at Technical University of Munich (TUM) since 2003. From 1995 to 2001, she was Professor of Banking and Finance at the European Business School (ebs), Oestrich Winkel, and also worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company, Inc. and MS Management Service AG, St. Gallen. She earned her degrees and her Ph.D. in both law and business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) in Switzerland.

Professor Achleitner conducts research in the area of entrepreneurial finance with a focus on the financing of innovation, venture capital, private equity, and family businesses.