About the Chair

The Euroclear chair on sustainable finance has been created to undertake research, teaching and create wider societal impact via outstanding policy work.  The Solvay Brussels School is grateful to count on the support and partnership of Euroclear for the creation of this new research Chair. The chair fits into the School’s strategic goal of becoming a leader in sustainably financing the transformations of our society. The aim of the chair is to produce outstanding research with high policy impact, create meaningful and impactful events and workshops, and train future generations of sustainability leaders.

About the Chairholder

Guntram Wolff is appointed at SBS-EM as the holder of the Euroclear chair on sustainable finance. Before joining the school, he was the CEO and Director of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and an honorary professor at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy of the University of Erfurt. From 2013-22, he was also the director of the institute Bruegel, which he developed into a leading global institute on economic policy. Over his career, he has contributed to research on European integration, macroeconomics, climate policy and geo- and defence economics. His work was published in leading academic journals such as Nature, Science, Research Policy, Energy Policy, Climate Policy, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking etc. His co-authored book “The macroeconomics of decarbonization” has just been published in Cambridge University Press. He is an experienced public advisor, testifying regularly since 2013 to the informal European finance ministers’ and central bank governors’ ECOFIN Council meeting, the European Parliament, the Bundestag and corporate boards.

 

"From climate change to biodiversity and security, sustainably financing the major transformations that European societies and the world must undergo is of critical importance. I am excited and grateful to have been appointed the inaugural holder of the Euroclear Chair on Sustainable Finance. As chairholder, I will contribute to Solvay Brussels School's strong research, policy, and teaching profile to shape a better future."
Updated on September 30, 2024