Rupert Schaefer

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Curriculum Vitae (tabular)

1980

Born in Würzburg, Germany

1999 to 2001

Studies in French law at Centre Juridique Franco-Allemand, Saarland University;
Diplôme d’Etudes Universitaires Générales, Université de Nancy

1999 to 2004

Law studies at Saarland University;
first state examination in law

2004

Internship (Hospitanz) at the Directorate-General for Economic Affairs of the Federal Foreign Office,
Berlin Head Office

2004 to 2005

Master of European Law (LL.M.) at the Europa-Institut at Saarland University

2005 to 2007

Practical legal training (Juristischer Vorbereitungsdienst) at the Saarland Higher Regional Court, with periods spent at the attorney’s office, the public prosecutor's office, in administration (Landtag des Saarlandes) and at a civil court (chamber for banking matters)

2007

Second state examination in law, Saarland

2007 to 2008

Legal internship (Referendar) and legal assistant in the structured finance group at Linklaters law firm

2008 to 2010

Research assistant at the Europa-Institut, Saarland University
(Werner Meng, Professor of Law and chair for Public Law, Public International Law and EU Law)

April 2010 to April 2013

Senior Specialist in the Strategic Services Division,
Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht – FINMA)

May 2013 to December 2014

Senior Manager, Head of the International Activities Team of the Strategic Services Division,
FINMA

January 2015 to June 2020

Member of the Executive Board, Head of the Strategic Services Division,
FINMA

July 2020 to October 2022

Member of the Executive Board, Head of the Recovery and Resolution Division,
FINMA

Since November 2022

Chief Executive Director Strategy, Policy and Control
Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin)

Curriculum Vitae (full-text)

Rupert Schaefer, born in Würzburg in 1980, has been Chief Executive Director of Strategy, Policy and Control at the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) since November 2022.

Before joining BaFin, Schaefer worked for the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (Eidgenössische Finanzmarktaufsicht – FINMA) from 2010 until 2022, where he was Member of the Executive Board from 2015 onwards. Until 2020, he was responsible for the Strategic Services Division and following this was Head of the Recovery and Resolution Division. From 2010 until the end of 2014, he held various senior specialist and manager posts at FINMA. Prior to this, Schaefer was employed as research assistant at the Europa-Institut, Saarland University from 2008 until 2010.

Schaefer studied Law at Saarland University and at the Université de Nancy in France. In addition, he holds a Master Degree in European Law (LL.M.) from Saarland University.

Schaefer holds both German and Swiss citizenship.