Christopher Schmitz

Christopher Schmitz is EY EMEIA FinTech Leader, EY EMEIA Strategy and Transactions Innovation Leader, Ernst & Young GmbH Germany Financial Services Innovation Leader.

Strategic advisor in digital transformation and innovation. Connects start-ups and investors. Family person. Wedding and portrait photographer. Passionate coffee roaster. Argentine Tango dancer.

Christopher Schmitz has more than 20 years of advisory experience in Financial Services.

As a passionate advisor, he works with start-ups, investors and established clients at positioning the financial services sector within the digital ecosystems of the future.

Christopher is a Strategy and Transactions Partner for Ernst & Young GmbH. He is a member of the steering committee of TechQuartier in Frankfurt and represents the EY at Insurlab in Cologne. He is the Founder of the EY Start-Up Academy and mentors start-ups for international accelerator programs. Prior to joining EY, Christopher worked as a Strategic Advisor to banks, insurance companies, payments and IT service providers in Germany. In addition to his role at EY, he is also a Lecturer at the Frankfurt School of Finance.

Education

• MBA/MSc Technical University of Darmstadt (1991.10 — 1995.12)

Companies

• Member of the Senior Advisory Board Copenhagen Fintech (2020)
• Partner Strategy and Transactions EY-Parthenon (2020)
• EMEIA FinTech Leader EY (2019)
• Lecturer Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (2018)
• Partner EY (2011 — 2020)
• Head Client Segmentation Finanz Informatik GmbH & Co KG (2010 — 2011)
• Member of the board of directors SimPlan AG (2011 — 2011)
• Principal Booz & Company (2001 — 2010)
• Business Development Manager IBM Consulting Group (1999 — 2001)