Prof. Dr. Hakan Lucius

Prof. Dr. Hakan Lucius is Head of Corporate Sustainability at the EIB, the European Union’s bank, covering the sustainability, non-financial reporting and audit, as well as stakeholder engagement dimensions of the institution.  Dr Lucius possesses more than 25 years of sustainability experience. In his career he has structured multiple billions of euros of investments, through both, loans and equity, was quoted by the Financial Times and by Reuters, has led multinational teams and negotiated with governments, corporate and civil society organizations, alike.  Academically, he received a Ph.D. with distinctions in industrial economics, an MBA from INSEAD, France, and an MSc in Engineering from Vienna Technical University, where he graduated as the youngest student of his faculty.

Mr Lucius is Professor of Finance in parallel to his professional career at the EIB, and specializes in sustainable corporate finance and strategy. He has developed masters classes, which he currently teaches at UCL in London, UK, the Frankfurt School of Finance in Germany, and the University of Luxembourg.  He has lectured in Europe and the US and is an internationally acclaimed speaker, having spoken in conferences in 18 nations across four continents.  He is passionate about sustainability and is quoted to state that “Sustainability is at the heart of long-term outperformance”.  Prof Hakan Lucius was awarded Best Lecturer, Master of Development Finance, by Frankfurt School and by the by Welch MBA, Luxembourg and has published articles in multiple languages.

Prof. Dr. Lucius is member of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS); member of the European Commission’s Ecolabel expert group for sustainable finance; and member and former President of the European Investment Bank’s Pension Board.