Short Biography
Daniel Fasnacht is director, senior lecturer for Executive Education, and SFIL fellow at the Department of Finance at the University of Zurich. He is also a full member of the university’s Digital Society Initiative and co-head of RiskON, an initiative promoting the adoption of AI in risk management across the Swiss banking sector. His career spans roles as a management consultant, banker, and CEO of asset management firms, with experience in Switzerland, Germany, Latin America, and the UK. He holds degrees in Business Informatics, an MBA from the University of St. Gallen in collaboration with UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Nottingham.
Daniel is the CEO and founder of EcosystemPartners AG and an accredited mentor for Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency. Recognized as a thought leader in the financial community, he is actively engaged in advisory boards and associations such as the Asia Society, Efficiency Club, and Swiss Board Forum. He also serves as a reviewer for academic journals including California Management Review, Financial Innovation and SAGE Open.
Research Interests
- Fintech and digital and AI-driven finance
- Convergence of sectors and technologies
- Digital transformation
- Cross-sector ecosystems
- Strategic foresight
- Digital Leadership
Teaching
Executive Education, CAS/DAS/MAS:
- AI-driven Innovations in Finance
- Digital Transformation
- Disruptive Technologies
- Financial Services Ecosystems
- Risk Management Practices
- Smart Health
ZORA Publication List
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Publications
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2025
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Innovationsweltmeister wird man nicht allein - man bleibt es auch nicht. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung am Sonntag, 13 April 2025, 23.
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Soziale Netzwerke - eine digitale Seuche?. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 24 January 2025, 21.
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2024
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Wirtschaftliche Situation der KMU angespannter als im Vorjahr. Zürich: NZZ Verlag.
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Leveraging inter-organizational agility for innovation. Strategy & leadership, 52(1):15-22.
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Quantum computing as an enabling technology for the next business cycle. HMD Praxis der Wirtschaftsinformatik, 61(1):284-298.
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Virtuelle Konsumwelten –Trends mit Risiken: Gastkommentar. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 19 January 2024, 21.
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Beyond the hype: sensitive data on the blockchain. cryptovalleyjournal.com: CV Publishing AG.
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Open and Digital Ecosystems: Added Value Through Industry and Technology Convergence. (English Edition). Wiesbaden: Springer.
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2023
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Offene und digitale Ökosysteme: Mehrwert durch Branchen- und Technologiekonvergenz. Berlin: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH.
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Das Revival von Open Innovation. In: Unternehmerzeitung, 2, 1 April 2023, 40-42.
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Demokratisierung im Gesundheitswesen: Dezentrale Gesundheitsdaten. Schweizerische Ärztezeitung (SÄZ), 48(104):25.
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Die digitale Disruption bewältigen. In: Computerworld Schweiz, 6, 2023, 78-79.
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2022
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"Mit Blockchain können Abhängigkeiten abgebaut werden" (Interview). In: Handelszeitung, 39, 29 September 2022, 30.
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Lieferkettenprobleme und Fachkräftemangel: Die Zukunftsaussichten von Schweizer Unternehmen verdüstern sich: Ergebnisbericht. Zurich: NZZ & Kalaidos University of Applied Science.
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2021
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Digital Ecosystems and Super Apps. SSRN 3924260, University of Zurich.
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Agil und frugal in die Zukunft : Strategien für einen nachhaltigen Umgang mit Ausnahmesituationen. Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation, 04:243-248.
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Quanten-Computing: eine gute Investition. In: Computerworld, 5, 14 May 2021, 22-23.
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Agile and frugal strategies for the handling of increased uncertainty. SSRN 21778, University of Zurich.
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Banking 4.0: Digital Ecosystems and Super-Apps. In: Wendt, Karen. Theories of Change : Change Leadership Tools, Models and Applications for Investing in Sustainable Development. Switzerland: Springer, 10-25.
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