Rudolf Falat

My name is Rudolf Falat. I am senior Corporate Finance professional with extensive experience in Financial Services, based in Zurich, Switzerland.

FinTech and Tech enthusiast, start-up mentor, adviser, business angel and executive education coach at INSEAD.

When I was deciding on what to study at university, I’ve zoomed in on Finance. I’ve always been interested in what makes the society run and for me, the key to this was Finance.

My key areas of expertise:

Open Innovation for incumbents. Strategy, Product-Market Fit, Scaling up, Fundraising, B2B Sales for start-ups. Project Management

Digital Transformation

Corporate Finance

Leading all aspects of the M&A process from idea generation and deal sourcing through execution

Financial Services

Deep industry knowledge, including Private Banking and Wealth Management, Investment Banking and Markets, Asset Management and Corporate Banking gained during my tenure at HSBC, Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse in Investment Banking and then Corporate Development

I led strategic M&A transactions for Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank in the Financial Services sector worldwide for more than ten years.

I graduated with an MBA from INSEAD and a Master's degree in Finance from the University of Economics in Prague.

I mentor and advise start-ups and early-stage investors and I am an executive education coach at INSEAD, Wharton, Columbia Business School and Imperial College Business School.