Elke König

Elke König is a Senior Fellow at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE (since 2022), located at Goethe University Frankfurt. Previously, she served as Chair of the Single Resolution Board (SRB) from 2015 to 2022, overseeing the resolution of failing banks in the Eurozone. From 2012 to 2014, she was President of Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). She also held roles as a member of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) in London (2010–2011) and the Supervisory Board of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM).

• Executive Board Member at Munich Re Group (1990–2002)
• Chief Financial Officer at Hannover Rück (2002–2010)

Her expertise spans financial regulation, insurance sector governance, and risk management. König’s career began with a doctorate in business administration and early work at KPMG in Cologne (1980–1990).

At SAFE, her research focuses on policy-related financial stability issues, with contributions to international regulatory frameworks and financial crisis management strategies.