Florian Heider

Prof. Dr. Florian Heider is the Scientific Director of the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE and a Professor of Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt’s House of Finance. His work focuses on financial intermediaries and their role in monetary policy, market design, and corporate capital structure.

• Affiliation: Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
• Affiliation: Goethe University Frankfurt’s House of Finance

He previously held research positions at the London School of Economics and New York University Stern School of Business before joining the European Central Bank (ECB) in 2004, where he worked in the departments of Research, Market Infrastructure & Payments, and Monetary Policy.

His research has been published in leading academic journals, though no specific publications or awards are listed in the provided text. He can be reached at heider@safe-frankfurt.de.