Karolina Kristic is the Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, a renowned business university based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Since January 2009, she has been responsible for the financial strategy and management of the entire Frankfurt School Group, including the Frankfurt School Foundation and its subsidiaries. In her role, she oversees key areas such as financial and risk management, controlling, human resources, and facility management. She played a pivotal role in the financial planning and execution of the Frankfurt School’s new campus, a multi-year infrastructure project with an investment volume in the hundreds of millions.

Before joining the Frankfurt School, Kristic held leadership roles such as authorized officer at SCDM Germany GmbH and Head of Finance for several luxury car dealerships at Pendragon PLC. She holds an Executive MBA from Ashridge Business School and completed an executive program in risk management at Harvard Business School.

Kristic also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Frankfurt School Foundation and is actively involved in sustainable and innovative projects—for example, the development of a pre-fabricated solar carport on campus and the introduction of the AI-powered platform “Frankie.”

Karolina Kristic is a key leadership figure at Frankfurt School, combining strategic financial planning with a strong focus on innovation and sustainability.

Prof. Metka Tekavčič was named Dean of the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana (FELU) in 2013. From 2001 to 2007 professor Tekavčič was Vice-Dean at the FELU. From 1999 to 2001 she was also the Head of the Academic Unit of Management and Organization. Her research interest lies in the fields of cost and
performance management, as well as non-profit and especially education management. Prof. Tekavčič has attended many international conferences, where she has presented papers from her research areas. She has published several research articles in Slovene, other European, and US peer-reviewed journals. She is a member of editorial boards in several prominent journals from her research field. Prof. Tekavčič is president of the FELU’s Senate and the Head of the Institute for Management and Organization. In 2014 she was awarded the Artemida award for Women’s Excellence in Management.

From 1992 to 2013 she was a member of the City Council of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She has long been and remains a member of the supervisory boards of many important Slovenian companies and other institutions. In 2016, Dean Tekavčič was appointed as a member of the EQUIS Accreditation Board, run by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), the leading international network for management development. Since 2017, prof. Tekavčič has also served as a member of the AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) Initial Accreditation Committee and a member of the European Advisory Council (EAC). In addition to her work, she is a vice-dean of Challenge: Future, a global youth and a global think-DO-tank.