Ralf is a Professor of Finance and Business Analytics with over 25 years’ experience building bridges between academia, industry, and diverse communities. He serves on VC and fund advisory boards with a focus on sustainable finance and is passionate about advancing business education and financial literacy for underrepresented and marginalized groups. His research is interdisciplinary in nature, focusing on addressing societal challenges, crossing over business fields and science. 

Ralf is a Professor of Finance and Business Analytics with over 25 years’ experience building bridges between academia, industry, and diverse communities. He serves on VC and fund advisory boards with a focus on sustainable finance and is passionate about advancing business education and financial literacy for underrepresented and marginalized groups. His research is interdisciplinary in nature, focusing on addressing societal challenges, crossing over business fields and science. For more information: www.linkedln.com/in/ralf-zurbrugg/ Research Funding Ralf has led major consulting and research projects with government departments, industry, and community organizations. He is the recipient of six ARC grants, a chief investigator in a Trailbrazer program (Defence) and has performed a wide variety of contract research for multiple organisations, including the Financial Services Council of Australia, the Australian Taxation Office, ANZ Bank, Vanguard, Apostle Funds Management, ABP Pension Fund (Netherlands), Pearl Insurance (U.K.), Swiss RE:, the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association, HomeStart, CPA Australia, Department of Agriculture, Wter and the Environment, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, Department of Treasury and Finance, The Dieri Aboriginal Corporation, The World Bank Group, Chartered Financial Analysts Institute (Singapore) and the Shenzen Provincial Government (China) to name a few. Research Publicati...