Dr. Bernd
Villhauer

Bernd Villhauer, born in 1966, trained as an industrial clerk before studying philosophy, classical studies, and art history at the universities of Freiburg i. Brsg., Jena, and Hull (UK). After completing his doctorate on a cultural-philosophical topic, he worked in publishing and media, most recently as head of editing at the Narr Francke Attempto publishing group. From 2015 to 2025, he was managing director of the Global Ethic Institute. He is co-founder of the Institute for the Practice of Philosophy e.V. in Darmstadt, heads the “Good Leadership” lab at the European School of Governance, and leads the finance and economics research group at the Global Ethic Institute. Villhauer is Senior Advisor Finance at the Global Ethic Institute, where his work focuses on sustainable finance, monetary theory, and financial ethics.

At the Global Ethic Institute, he teaches financial literacy, financial ethics, and conceptions of mankind in economics.