Daniel Sommer

Daniel Sommer serves as a Lecturer in Derivatives Valuation at the University of Hohenheim while maintaining a primary career as Partner at KPMG AG in Frankfurt am Main. He specializes in Financial Services Consulting with expertise in risk, regulation, finance, and controlling, and holds strategic roles as KPMG Global Lead Partner for international German banking accounts and member of the KPMG Global Financial Risk Management Steering Committee.

His academic credentials include a Dr. rer. pol. and Dipl. Economist from the University of Bonn, complemented by professional training as a bank clerk. Research focuses on critical banking vulnerabilities and regulatory evolution, particularly examining dynamic bank run mechanisms and geopolitical drivers of ESG transformation in German financial institutions.

Recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on practical risk mitigation strategies in volatile environments, connecting liquidity crises with sustainable finance imperatives. His work bridges theoretical finance with real-world banking challenges, emphasizing regulatory adaptation under geopolitical pressures and climate-related financial risks.

As an industry-academia hybrid professional, Sommer contributes specialized derivatives knowledge to graduate education while leading high-impact consulting initiatives for major banking institutions through KPMG.