Since 2011, I have been a Professor of Business Administration and Chair of Management and Controlling at the Georg-August University of Göttingen. From 2010 to 2011, I held a professorship at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. I declined offers from Philipps University Marburg (2011) and Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) (2017).

My research interests lie at the intersection of corporate governance design and the management of strategic transformation processes. Examples include digitalization and its impact on strategic planning processes or the CFO organization as a whole. Additionally, I conduct research on various aspects of sustainable corporate governance structures. The common foundation of my research activities is their empirical focus, aiming to derive evidence-based insights for both academia and practice.

I am the author of numerous research- and practice-oriented publications. My research has been published in journals such as Business Ethics Journal, Contemporary Accounting Research, European Accounting Review, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Long Range Planning, Management Accounting Research, and Strategic Management Journal. My research findings are also regularly featured in the media, including Handelsblatt, Börsenzeitung, FAZ, Der Spiegel, Financial Times, Süddeutsche Zeitung, ARD, and ZDF.

I have extensive teaching experience in my areas of research interest. I teach in various Bachelor's, Master's, MBA, and Ph.D. programs at institutions such as Bucerius Law School, HHL – Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Mannheim Business School, and the University of Leipzig. In 2020, I received the first-ever teaching award from the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Göttingen. As a lecturer, I am also actively involved in various practice-oriented training programs and seminars, such as the Handelsblatt Executive Program for Supervisory Board Members, as well as training initiatives at Volkswagen AG and Siemens AG.

Since 2025, I have been the Chair of the Association of University Professors of Business Administration (VHB). Additionally, I serve on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Hans Böckler Foundation and am a member of the Governance & Stewardship Commission of the German Association for Financial Analysis and Asset Management (DFVA). From 2021 to 2023, I was an elected member of the Senate of Georg-August University. Since 2018, I have also been responsible for alumni relations and fundraising at the Faculty of Business and Economics.

I have gained practical experience as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company and as the founder of two companies. I regularly conduct application-oriented projects with both domestic and international companies. In the past, I have collaborated with organizations such as B. Braun, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Infineon, Siemens, Siemens Energy, and Volkswagen.