Stefan Bochtler

Stefan Bochtler leads Boston Consulting Group’s work in agile in risk in CEMA. He is a core member of the Financial Institutions practice for the firm and a member of BCG’s global Risk team.

Stefan has over ten years of international experience in banking and corporate finance, specializing in topics including strategy, post-merger integration, transformations, risk and regulation, operational resilience, agile in risk and digitization.

In 2018 and 2019, he was an ambassador in BCG’s New York office where he focused on digitization of risk management in banks and supported the growth of the North America region risk team. In addition, Stefan has advised on stress testing (CCAR), operating model design, strengthening of operational resilience as well as target design for risk infrastructure platforms.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Risk Management and Compliance

EDUCATION

MSc, finance, University of Hohenheim, Dean’s list
BA, Cooperative State University of Baden-Wuerttemberg

Publications and Videos

Ab in Die Cloud: Warum Die Berechnung Von Handelsrisiken Umziehen Sollte

Advantages the cloud holds for credit institutions for market risks using microservices

Seven Trends at the Frontier of Blockchain Banking

Blockchain and other distributed ledgers go far beyond cryptocurrencies. They are becoming core banking activities and offerings. These top seven DLT trends make the leading-edge possibilities accessible.

Global Risk 2020: It’s Time for Banks to Self-Disrupt

Risk, treasury, and compliance can help banks return to profitability. But success will require digitizing beyond the edges and redesigning core processes.

Making Risk Management Work for Agile

Adopting agile requires adapting risk management to the new ways of working.

Operational Resilience: CCAR for Non-Financial Risks in the Digital Age?

Read the report about operational resilience evolving from a focus on OpRisk management that includes business continuity and disaster management to a sophisticated discipline that aims to stabilize banks and protect market participants, mainly customers.

Global Risk 2019: Creating a More Digital, Resilient Bank

Outside forces may have dictated the path in the period following the recession period, but today’s banks have an opportunity to lead the way. Those with foresight will recognize that the road to resilience starts with digitization.