Markus Leippold
SFI Senior Chair, Professor of Financial Engineering, University of Zurich
Markus Leippold is Professor of Financial Engineering at the University of Zurich. Previously, Professor Leippold was a faculty member at Imperial College London. He has been involved in numerous projects with the Swiss banking industry and with tech companies such as Google, and sits on the advisory board of Inovest, a firm that operates at the intersection of technology, economic theory, and analytics to deliver sustainable results. He recently co-founded Frigg, a platform that establishes direct connections between investors and sustainable projects.
Expertise
Professor Leippold's recent focus has been on climate finance, sustainability, and artificial intelligence, particularly natural language processing. Currently he is studying how corporations communicate their efforts to combat the adverse effects of climate change. From a corporate perspective, data reveals that imprecise climate commitments such as cheap talk occur less frequently in climate risk–exposed sectors and when institutional ownership is high. These results indicate an urgent need to establish transparent regulatory standards throughout the economy and strengthen information campaigns on sustainable financial products. In his recent explorations of climate lobbying and green innovation, Professor Leippold extends his analysis to an understanding of the strategic interplay between corporate lobbying efforts, the adoption of green technologies, and financial market reactions. These contributions illuminate how these efforts influence legislative landscapes and drive the evolution of sustainable practices within industries, showcasing a pivotal shift toward integrating environmental stewardship and economic growth.
Expertise Fields
- Financial Markets
- Financial Forecasting
- Information and Market Efficiency
- Portfolio Management and Asset Classes
- Asset Pricing
- Equities
- Fixed Income
- Options and Other Derivatives
- Portfolio Management
- Financial Institutions
- Independent Asset Managers
- Institutional Investors and Funds
- Rating Agencies
- Frontier Topics
- Big Data and Fintech
- Sustainable Finance