Gregor Dorfleitner

Prof. Gregor Dorfleitner is a Full Professor of Finance at the University of Regensburg, leading the Department of Business Administration (especially Finance) and the Center of Finance. He holds a doctorate in Mathematics from the University of Augsburg (1998) and habilitation in Business and Economics (2003). His academic career includes roles at Vienna University of Economics and Business and founding the Financial Engineering and Derivatives Group there before joining Regensburg in 2007.

Research Interests: Sustainable Finance, Microfinance, FinTech, Risk Management, Corporate Scandals, ESG Integration, and Financial Engineering. His work bridges theoretical finance with practical applications, emphasizing quantitative methods in corporate finance and risk management.

Teaching: Leads courses in Corporate Finance, Financial Engineering, and Risk Management. His teaching integrates research insights, combining theoretical foundations with real-world case studies.

Recent Article Trends: Focus on greenwashing detection, FinTech’s regulatory challenges, climate impacts on microfinance, and corporate governance linkages to scandals. His research often employs advanced analytics like NLP and simulation models.

Advising & Teams: Supervises doctoral candidates (e.g., Jens Eckberg, Christian Kreuzer, Christian Sparrer) and leads a research team exploring sustainable finance innovations. Collaborates with institutions like Deutsche Bundesbank and Österreichische Nationalbank.

Labs/Teams: Heads the Financial Engineering and Derivatives Group and the Center of Finance at Regensburg, fostering interdisciplinary research in finance and sustainability.