Prof. Dr. Rudi Zagst
Rudi Zagst studied business mathematics at the University of Ulm. After his dissertation in the field of stochastic dynamic optimization, he started his professional career at HypoVereinsbank AG. There, he worked as Head of Product Development in the lnstitutional Investment Management before transferring to Allfonds International Asset Management GmbH as Head of Consulting and finally becoming Managing Director of Risklab GmbH - Private Research Institute for Financial Studies in 1997.
Since 1992, Prof. Zagst has held various teaching assignments at the Universities of Augsburg, St. Gallen, Munich, Toronto, Ulm and Singapore. After completing his habilitation in 2000 at the University of Ulm, Prof. Zagst accepted a call to the Technical University of Munich as Professor of Mathematical Finance in 2001, where he holds the Chair of Mathematical Finance and is Head of the ERGO Center of Excellence in lnsurance. His research focuses on financial engineering, risk and asset management.
In 2003, Prof. Zagst was appointed a second member of the Faculty of Economics. Since 2004 he has been Deputy Chairman of the joint elite degree program "Finance & Information Management" of the Technical University of Munich and the University of Bayreuth.
Prof. Zagst works on a voluntary basis in the Munich Financial Center Initiative (FPMI) of the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, in the Advisory Board of the Bavarian Research Foundation and as the Executive Board member of Ecuadorhilfe Stuttgart e.V.
In 2007, Prof. Zagst was honored by the magazine Unicum Beruf with the award "Professor of the Year in 2007" for his commitment to a practical education of his students.
Prof. Dr. Akaki Kheladze
Dr. Akaki Kheladze is a Professor of Management at Kutaisi International University, (Kutaisi, Georgia) and at Grenoble School of Management, GEM (Grenoble, France). He also acts as a distinguished fellow of New Westminster College (Vancouver, British Columbia). Since its foundation, was a Rector at Bank of Georgia University, founded by the Bank of Georgia which is the biggest international player on the regional market and is LSE listed premium 250 company.
Previously, he joined Tbilisi State University as a Dean of School of Economic and Business. Dr. Kheladze holds a dual PhD degree in Management from Caucasus University (Tbilisi, Georgia) and Georgia State University (Atlanta, Georgia, USA). He possesses more than 10 years of teaching experience, providing lectures in the universities and private/public institutions at local and international level. His expertise covers provision of training in the field of strategic and project management, decision making, leadership, management concepts, Business plan development and etc.
In addition, Dr. Kheladze was providing practical consultancy in above mentioned areas. Apart from the teaching activities, Dr. Kheladze worked on the managerial positions in the various private organizations.
Faculty Members
The students will have a truly unique international experience at KIU with Georgian and international faculty members.
