Thomas Signer
Adjuntct Faculty
Thomas Signer, MBA Carnegie Mellon University, is an adjunct faculty at SBS teaching finance subjects since 2001. In his private consultancy he serves as an expert witness in finance litigation cases. He has testified before Swiss courts, the UK High Court and FINRA in the US. He also mentors NextGen clients.
Prior to setting up his consultancy he worked in equity derivatives at Morgan Stanley in London and in investment banking at Nomura Securities in New York.
Mr. Signer’s research interest is focused on how demographic change impacts financial markets and society at large. He is on the board of two Swiss charitable foundations.
Courses Taught
- International Financial Management, also taught at Eurasia Business School, Kazakhstan and BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia
- Introduction to Financial Accounting
- Options, Futures & Other Derivatives, BA School of Business and Finance, Latvia
Academic and Professional Qualification
- MBA, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, 1990
- BSBA, Bowling Green State University, USA, 1986
- Matura, Type B, Kantonsschule St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1983
Select Publications & Press Releases
- Wealth Summit, June 2026 - Löst die Demographie eine Zeitenwende am Finanzmarkt aus? – WealthSummit (in German)
- finews.com, November 2024 - Thomas Signer: «Why Imminent Disruption is Welcome»
- Signer, T. (2022). Demografie und Immobilienmarkt am Beispiel Japan. In Demografie, Wohnen, Immobilien. SpringerGabler. (in German) https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-658-38012-0
- finews.com, June 2022 - https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/51808-demography-inflation-gdp-growth-thomas-signer-aging
- Signer, T. (2011). The US and Japan: Twins in Denial (Subtitle “It’s Demographics, Stupid!”). ISBN 978-3-88178-32-7
- Signer, T. (2004). The Harder They Fall – Will the US follow Japan into the Abyss? ISBN 3-907100-90-5