Dr. Sebastian B. Schmitz, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

Directs the Securities Operations and Outsourcing Oversight department, responsible for overseeing ETF- and Mutual Fund trading and payment operations for all of Vanguard’s retail clients in Germany. Holds primary responsibility for developing and implementing the Operations Oversight Framework for Vanguard, including the creation of policies and.

Berlin Area, Germany

Consulted Financial Institutions in multiple countries. Focused expertise on designing securities trading and payment operations, and ensuring regulatory adherence for investment firms providing robo-advisory services to retail clients.

Estonia

Directed the establishment of the Asset Liability Management framework for the Estonian Central Bank and orchestrated its implementation through Python. Spearheaded advanced programming courses tailored for the Risk Management department, concentrating on the development of automation applications in Python.

Frankfurt Am Main Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Directed the management of investments for the federal "Atomic Waste Disposal Fund," managing its 24 billion EUR multi-asset portfolio. This portfolio encompassed both active and passive strategies across fixed-income and equity investments. Negotiated the associated investment guidelines, including tactical asset allocations and metrics for interest rate.

Washington D.C. Metro Und Umgebung

Provided consultation to the internal communications group within the US Central Bank. Spearheaded a project for the Board of Governors aimed at enhancing their internal communications, utilizing qualitative and quantitative assessments.

Frankfurt

• Analyzed discrepancies of haircuts in the ECB eligible assets database and haircuts of securities admissable at Eurex
• Led the supervisory review process of a section 2c German Banking Act case (acquisition of significant holdings)
• Trained banking supervision staff on revisions to the standardised approach for credit risk

Bayreuth Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Earned a summa cum laude distinction for the PhD thesis on volatility decay effects in leveraged and short ETFs. Taught Master courses in Investment Management and Risk Management throughout the entire duration of the PHD, giving classes almost daily.

Hamburg Und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Evaluated fee-based financial services with a specific focus on Exchange-Traded Funds
• Conducted efficiency-analyses of production processes in a post-merger integration in the chemical industry

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

Developed and implemented a customer evaluation tool

Doctorate Degree, Finance And Financial Management Services

Dissertation titled: "Return Characteristics, Quality of Replication, and Pricing Efficiency of Leveraged, Short, and Leveraged Short.

Language Course, Polish Language

• Polish • History of Poland • Polish Grammar in English

Diploma (Dipl.-Kfm.), Business Administration (Finance And Banking + International Management)

Activities and Societies: AIESEC

Master’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General