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• He will also serve as Co-Director of the Centre for European Transformation at Frankfurt School
• With his nearly 30 years leadership experience in banking, strategy, and transformation he will advance the Centre’s mission at the intersection of research and practice
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is pleased to welcome Eckart Windhagen as new Professor of Practice in Financial Transformation. He joined Frankfurt School on 1 November 2025 and becomes Co-Director of the Centre for European Transformation (CfET). With his long-standing experience as Senior Partner and global leader at McKinsey & Company, as well as his deep expertise in strategy, transformation, and capital markets, Professor Windhagen strengthens the Centre’s unique mission to bridge research and practice. The CfET explores how Europe can finance its transformation – from green and digital investments to industrial competitiveness and strategic autonomy.
“After three decades with McKinsey and the McKinsey Global Institute, driving transformation through insight and impact remains my passion. At Frankfurt School and its Centre for European Transformation, I look forward to continuing this mission also from an academic vantage point. It’s an exciting opportunity to help reimagine how finance and policy can accelerate change across Europe’s economy,” says Professor Eckart Windhagen.
Professor Sascha Steffen, Director of the Centre for European Transformation, Professor of Finance and DWS Senior Chair in Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, says:
“Eckart Windhagen combines a strategic practitioner’s perspective with a deep understanding of the forces reshaping European industries and capital markets. His experience in advising global companies and financial institutions will significantly enrich our work at the Centre. Together, we will deepen the dialogue between academia and practice and develop actionable insights on how to finance Europe’s transformation.”
Professor Nils Stieglitz, President and CEO of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, adds:
“Our research centres are platforms where academic excellence meets business relevance, and with Eckart Windhagen joining as Co-Director of our Centre for European Transformation, we strengthen our business school’s role as an impactful thought leader. Frankfurt School's centres are important bridges for making valuable research findings accessible to companies, investors, and political decision-makers.”
About Eckart Windhagen
Professor Eckart Windhagen is a recognised expert in banking, finance, and transformation, having served as Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company in Frankfurt for nearly three decades. He led multiple global banking practices, contributed to the McKinsey Global Institute, and played a pivotal role in research and risk management—particularly in technology and macroeconomic transformation. Windhagen holds a doctorate in European competition law from the Universities of Bonn and Munich, and is active in advisory and academic roles across Europe. He regularly contributes to thought leadership on banking and finance and is deeply engaged in fostering the dialogue between the public and private sectors.
About Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (FS) is a private business school accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. The university focuses on finance, economics and management, and offers Bachelor, Master, MBA and doctoral programmes as well as executive education courses and seminars for professionals and trainees. Frankfurt School is regularly placed among the top performers in major university rankings. For example, it ranks 41st in the latest Financial Times (FT) European Business School Ranking and is listed as the best German business school in the Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking. In the latest UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings Frankfurt School has also secured the top position in Germany. In the WirtschaftsWoche university ranking Frankfurt School ranks 3rd among all German universities for business administration.
A central ambition of Frankfurt School is to promote entrepreneurship and start-ups, in particular with the in-house Entrepreneurship Centre and the subsidiary Futury as a start-up factory for the Rhine-Main region. Consulting is another important pillar of Frankfurt School’s activities. The university provides advice and support to businesses and organisations in emerging and developing countries, especially in the field of ESG. In addition to the main Frankfurt campus, Frankfurt School has study centres in Hamburg and Munich and is globally connected with over 125 partner universities. https://www.frankfurt-school.de
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