An ethically sound and sustainably oriented financial system is not only possible, but also urgently needed.
Dr. Bernd Villhauer
Dr. Bernd Villhauer
Bernd Villhauer Bernd Villhauer is Senior Advisor Finance for the Global Ethic Institute, teaching and working on topics of financial ethics, monetary theory and sustainable finance. Born in 1966, he studied philosophy, classical studies and art history at the universities of Freiburg i. Brsg., Jena and Hull (UK) after training as an industrial clerk. After completing his doctorate on a cultural philosophy topic, he worked in the publishing and media sector, most recently as editorial director of the Narr Francke Attempto publishing group. He is co-founder of the Institut für Praxis der Philosophie e.V. in Darmstadt, heads the “Good Leadership” lab at the European School of Governance and the Finance and Economics research group at the Global Ethic Institute. He was Managing Director of the Global Ethic Institute from 2015 to 2025.
