Mette Winther-Nielsen - Institute for Social Banking

Author Background information; Olaf Weber:Born January 27th 1965. Currently Associate Professor and Export DevelopmentCanada Chair in Environmental Finance, University of Waterloo, Canada. Livingin Canada, married, 2 children, and enjoys cycling, football and travelling.Research interests are in the area of environmental and sustainable financewith a focus on sustainable credit risk management, socially responsibleinvestment, social banking and the link between sustainability and financialperformance of enterprises.Educational Training, latest three in reverse chronological order:2004 - Training for members of the board of directors (ZfU Training)2001 - Asset and Liability Management (Raiffeisen Schulung)1997 - Dr. (rer. nat), Artificial Intelligence Group, Technical Faculty, Universityof Bielefeld. Doctoral-Thesis: Integration of Knowledge Modules DuringCredit ManagementProfessional Experience, latest three in reverse chronological order:2009-2010 - President of the board of the Institute for Social Banking,Bochum, Germany2006-2009 - Member of the board of the Institute for Social Banking,Bochum, Germany2004-2009 - Member of the investment board of Care Group AG, Zurich,Switzerland