Board of Advisors

Assistant professor of financial management, he specializes in entrepreneurial finance and the management of wealth. Liechtenstein holds a Ph.D. in managerial science and applied economics from The Economics School of Vienna, Austria, a M.B.A. from IESE Business School, and a B.Sc. in business economics from the University of Graz. Liechtenstein is co-author on several publications on private equity and angel investing. His ongoing research in this field focuses on operational value creation in private equity. He is co-leading The Family Office Research Project, which is a cross-continental effort within the Wharton Global Family Alliance that aims to serve global families by researching and sharing best practices of globally influential family enterprises, and in establishing a framework for understanding the evolution of family offices. He lectures in the M.B.A. and Executive Programs. As a consultant, he collaborated with leading families and financial institutions and serves on the board of three family-controlled companies. Prior to his academic career, he was engaged in the family owned Liechtenstein Global Trust (LGT) dealing with ultra high-net-worth individuals. He also advised families within the Boston Consulting Group and established and sold two successful businesses.