Andreas Klasen

Director at lill Institute for Public Value

Professor Andreas Klasen is an Honorary Research Associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. He is Director of the lill Institute for Public Value. His research focuses on climate, export and development finance, as well as climate policy and economic competitiveness. He also advises governments, development banks, export credit agencies, and innovation funds on trade and climate policy, innovation and export strategies, as well as financial instruments.

Prior to joining academia, Andreas was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and PwC’s Economics & Policy leader, serving also as Co-Head of the export credit agency of the Federal Republic of Germany.

He was educated at Leibniz University Hannover, Northumbria University, and the University of St Andrews, studying law, business and theology, and receiving his doctoral degree in finance.