Benjamin Ziegs, LL.M., M.Sc.

Benjamin Ziegs, LL.M., M.Sc., has been working at the WIFU Endowed Chair for Family Business Law held by Univ.-Prof. Dr Christoph Schreiber since August 2019, and has held the position of research assistant since November 2021.

He studied economics (B.Sc., M.Sc.) at Witten/Herdecke University, Bologna (Italy) and St Andrews (Scotland), as well as business and tax law (LL.M.) at Ruhr University Bochum. His studies were funded by the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst and other scholarships.

Benjamin Ziegs has been a member of the faculty council of the Faculty of Management, Economics and Society since August 2023, representing the academic staff.

Professional activities at Witten/Herdecke University:

Since November 2021
Researcher at the WIFU Endowed Chair for Family Business Law, Witten/Herdecke University

October 2020 – October 2021
Research Assistant at the WIFU Endowed Chair for Family Business Law, Witten/Herdecke University

08/2019 – 09/2020
Student assistant at the WIFU Endowed Chair for Family Business Law, Witten/Herdecke University

Education:

since 02/2025
doctoral student, Witten/Herdecke University

10/2024 – 02/2026
Master of Laws in Business and Tax Law (LL.M.), Ruhr University Bochum

10/2020 – 08/2023
Master of Science in Strategy & Organisation (M.Sc.), Witten/Herdecke University; study abroad (2022) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland

04/2017 – 09/2020 
Bachelor of Science in Management (B. Sc.), Witten/Herdecke University; ERASMUS study period (2019) at the University of Bologna, Italy 
 

Memberships:

- Society for Young Civil Law Scholars (Gesellschaft Junge Zivilrechtswissenschaft e. V.)
- International Fiscal Association
- Schmalenbach Society for Business Management (Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e. V.)
- Wittener Universitätsgesellschaft e. V.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminziegs