Falko Paetzold

Prof. Dr. Falko Paetzold is Assistant Professor in Social Finance at EBS University (Oestrich-Winkel), and is the Initiator and Managing Director of the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth (CSP) at University of Zurich. CSP is a spin-off from the Next Gen Impact Investing program that Falko co-initiated at the Initiative for Responsible Investment at Harvard University.

Before CSP, Falko was a fellow at Harvard, a postdoctoral researcher at MIT Sloan, Sustainability Analyst and M&A Consultant at Bank Vontobel, and partner at the sustainable investing consultancy Contrast Capital. Falko founded GreenBuzz, an international network of sustainability intrapreneurs.

Publications

*Journal Article *

• Can Sustainable Investing Save the World? Reviewing the Mechanisms of Investor Impact Kölbel Julian, Heeb Florian, Paetzold Falko, Busch Timo In: Organization & Environment, Vol. 33, (4), p. 554-574, June 2020
• More than money: exploring the role of investment advisors for sustainable investing Paetzold Falko, Chesney Marc, Busch Timo In: Annals in Social Responsibility, Vol. 1, (1), p. 195-223, September 2015
• Unleashing the powerful few: sustainable investing behaviour of wealthy private investors Paetzold Falko, Busch Timo In: Organization & Environment, Vol. 27, (4), p. 347-367, December 2014