Stefan Raul is an economist working towards a safer, sustainable and righteous economic environment, having more than a decade of experience in the world of finance, including banking, mergers and acquisitions, anti-financial crime and internal audit. He is a lifelong-learning enthusiast with multidisciplinary advanced academic degrees, was selected as one of Capital Magazine’s “Top 40 under 40”, as well as the Bertelsmann Foundation’s “Voices of Economic Transformation”. In addition to his professional life, he is a military reserve officer and an education advocate, engaged in charitable work, focusing on education and civic engagement, as well as sustainability. At the Hertie School he studied public administration, with a focus on digitalisation and big data.
Master's thesis title
Quo vadis, financial crime fighting? A contemporary analysis for Germany
Recent professional experience
- 2021–present: Internal Auditor, Siemens
- 2020: Head of AML Compliance, HAWK:AI
- 2018–2020: Assistant Director and Deputy Head of Department, State Security and Counter-Terrorism Financing, FIU Germany (German Ministry of Finance)
- 2014–2018: Senior Consultant, Transaction Advisory Services, EY
- 2014–present: CIMIC Functional Specialist (Reserve Officer), German Armed Forces
- 2007–2008: Air Force Security Troops Corporal, German Armed Forces
- 2004–2008: Private Banking Consultant, Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken
