Hergen Frerichs

Hergen Frerichs has worked in various roles throughout their career. Hergen started as a research assistant at Goethe University in 2000 and worked there until 2003. Hergen then joined KBC Bank & Verzekering and held multiple positions such as senior credit adviser, vice president leveraged finance, general manager acquisition finance portfolio, and managing director structured derivatives. Hergen worked at KBC Bank & Verzekering until 2010. In 2011, they joined Hamburg Commercial Bank as the Group Head of Fixed-Income Market Risk, and they stayed there until 2015. From 2017 to 2021, Hergen worked as the Department Head of Group Model Validation at Bayerische Landesbank. Currently, they are the Department Head of Risk Governance at Berlin Hyp AG, starting in 2023.

Hergen Frerichs has a diverse education history, starting with an apprenticeship in banking with Deutsche Bank and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Bremen, which they completed from 1992 to 1994. Hergen then pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Economics from Universität Witten/Herdecke, which they obtained from 1994 to 1999.

Frerichs continued their academic journey by pursuing a Ph.D. in Finance from Goethe University Frankfurt, completing the program from 2000 to 2004. Hergen further enhanced their knowledge and skills by obtaining an Executive MBA in Business/Managerial Economics from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) from 2021 to 2022. Additionally, they pursued a Master's degree in Risk Management from NYU Stern School of Business, completing the program from 2021 to 2022. Frerichs also holds a variety of additional certifications, including Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) from ACAMS, Master of Science from NYU Stern School of Business, JetBrains Academy Python Core-Certificate from JetBrains, COBIT® 2019 Foundation Certificate from ISACA, BSI IT-Grundschutz-Praktiker from SoftEd Systems GmbH, Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E) from IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals, Certified in Emerging Technology™ (CET™) from ISACA, Python Security MicroDegree from EC-Council, Project Management Professional (PMP)® from the Project Management Institute, Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) from Scrum.org, Professional Agile Leadership I from Scrum.org, Professional Scrum Master I from Scrum.org, Professional Scrum Master II from Scrum.org, Product Owner certified by borisgloger from borisgloger consulting GmbH, Scrum Master certified by borisgloger from borisgloger consulting GmbH, Negotiation Strategies from Columbia Business School, General Management Leadership Program from Columbia Business School, Wharton/RMA Advanced Risk Management Program from Wharton Executive Education, Financial Risk Manager Exam from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP), and Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist from Scaled Agile, Inc.