Chair Reiser

Nina Reiser is Professor for Financial Market Law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Vice-Director at the Institute for Law and Economics HSG and co-founder of the Centre for Financial Services Innovation HSG. She is active in corporate and financial market law in her research, teaching, continuing education and as an expert witness. She is also a board member of the Verein für Qualitätssicherung für Finanzdienstleistungen VQF.

Prior to her appointment at the HSG, Nina Reiser worked in various management and project management functions at the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. As Deputy Head of Regulation, she was responsible for major regulatory projects, in particular for the regulatory implementation of the Financial Services and Financial Institutions Act at FINMA level. She later led a team at FINMA responsible for the authorisation of banks and securities firms.

Nina Reiser is also Adjunct Professor (Titularprofessorin) for Private and Business Law at the University of Zurich (UZH), an attorney-at-law and holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, USA. After studying law at the UZH and the Universidad Pública de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, she obtained her doctorate and habilitation at the UZH.

Curriculum Vitae Nina Reiser