Torsten Schaper

Dr. Torsten Schaper studied business administration at the Justus Liebig University of Gießen. In his diploma thesis he dealt with internet-based securities trading. His thesis was awarded with the Paul Julius Reuter Innovation Award. Afterwards, he worked as consultant and project manager in the financial industry and was graduate research assistant at the Chair of e-Finance. He completed his dissertation on the topic “Managing Post-Trading Infrastructures – Regulatory and IT Challenges”.

Torsten headed the Regulatory Analysis of Deutsche Börse for almost ten years. He has a lectureship on “Current Topics in Securities Trading and Post-Trading” at the Goethe University since 2014. His current position is Manager Business Development at Universal Investment-Labs.

Research Interest

• Trends in international Trading and Post-Trading
• Impact of Information Technology on Trading and Post-Trade-Services
• Regulation of Financial Markets
• Network Industries
• Organisation of Markets

Education

• Phd Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (2007 — 2010)
• Master Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen (1994 — 2000)

Companies

• Business Development Manager Universal-Investment-Labs GmbH (2021)
• Lecturer Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (2014)
• Lecturer Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (2019 — 2021)
• Member of the Advisor Board Trusti (2018 — 2021)
• Senior Manager Capital Markets Accenture DACH (2020 — 2020)
• Director - Head of Regulatory Analysis Deutsche Börse (2016 — 2019)
• Head of Political Analysis Deutsche Börse (2013 — 2016)
• Vice President Market Policy & European Public Affairs Deutsche Börse (2010 — 2013)
• Research Assistant Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. Main (2006 — 2010)