Andreas Russenberger

Andreas Russenberger (born 1968, Speicher, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer and former bank manager.

Biography

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Russenberger grew up in Speicher in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden as the son of a home manager and a nurse.[1] After graduating from the cantonal school in Trogen, he studied history and political science at the University of Zurich. He worked as a high school teacher and football coach during his studies He then switched to the financial sector and completed management training at the University of St. Gallen and Stanford University (US).[2] Until 2015, he headed the global asset management of Credit Suisse as managing director and was a board member of Credit Suisse London. He worked in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.[3]

Russenberger has been a full-time writer since 2017. His first political thriller, Die Kanzlerin (The Chancellor), was published in 2018.[1] In 2020, he published his bestselling novel Paradeplatz, set in the Swiss banking milieu, with Gmeiner-Verlag.[4] His third novel, Bahnhofsstrasse, was published in 2021.[5][6] Russenberger performs readings throughout Switzerland and is also a guest at major literary festivals such as "Zürich liest".[7] His novels are reviewed in the press (Tages-Anzeiger,[8] Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich[5] Zürichsee-Zeitung,[6] St. Galler Tagblatt[1] etc.). Russenberger lives with his family in Erlenbach on Lake Zurich.[1] He competes as an Ironman athlete worldwide and is a Certified Ironman Coach.[9] He is a member of the Swiss Authors' Association AdS, ProLitteris Switzerland, Kiwanis Zurich, and an alumnus of Zurich and Stanford Universities.[10]

Publications

  • Bahnhofstrasse. Gmeiner-Verlag, Meßkirch, 2021. ISBN 978-3839268629
  • Paradeplatz. Gmeiner-Verlag, Meßkirch 2020. ISBN 978-3839227466
  • Die Kanzlerin. BoD, Norderstedt 2018 ISBN 978-3746051789
  • Die Unternehmenstheorie der Zürcher Kantonalbank, Scientific Master Thesis, University of Zurich 1996

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Claudio Weder (27 June 2019). "Vom Banker zum Schriftsteller: Andreas Russenberger hat einen Politthriller geschrieben". Tagblatt. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Andreas Russenberger im Gmeiner Verlag". Gmeiner Verlag. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Jonas Roth (11 August 2020). "Er gewährt einen tiefen Einblick hinter die Mauern der Grossbanken". Zürichsee-Zeitung. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Andreas Russenberger. "Paradeplatz". Was liest Du?. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 Claudio Weder (23 July 2021). "Blick hinter die Fassaden der Bankpaläste: Der Speicherer Andreas Russenberger bringt im August mit «Bahnhofstrasse» seinen dritten Roman heraus". Tagblatt. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. 1 2 Stefan Busz (4 August 2021). "Mord gehört zum Bankengeschäft". Zürichsee-Zeitung. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Andreas Russenberger und die dunklen Geheimnisse hinter den glänzenden Bankenfassaden". Zürich liest. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Stefan Busz (4 August 2021). "Mord gehört zum Bankengeschäft". Tages Anzeiger. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Andreas Russenberger". Ironman U. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Mitgliedreverzeichnis". A*dS. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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