The founder, Volker Teschke, studied after his apprenticeship with the Dresdner Bank AG business administration at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe -University in Frankfurt/Main with graduation as Diplom-Kaufmann. In his PhD thesis he analyses layoffs and the valuation of the capital markets. During that he was working for two years in a research department of a consulting company. Further more he gained experience with working in banks and consulting companies worldwide.