Benjamin Ziegs, M. Sc.

Benjamin Ziegs, M. Sc., has been affiliated with the WIFU Endowed Chair for Family Business Law under Prof. Dr Christoph Schreiber since August 2019 and has served as a Research Associate since November 2021.

He holds a B. Sc. and an M. Sc. in Economics from Witten/Herdecke University and completed study periods at the University of Bologna (Italy) and the University of St Andrews (Scotland). He is currently pursuing an LL. M. programme in Business and Tax Law at Ruhr University Bochum. His studies have been supported by the Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst and additional scholarships.

Since August 2023, he has been a member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Management and Society as the representative of the academic staff.
 

Appointments at the Witten/Herdecke University:

since 11/2021
Academic staff member at the WIFU Endowed Chair for Family Business Law, Witten/Herdecke University

10/2020 - 10/2021
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 - 03/2026
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; stay abroad (2022) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland

04/2017 - 09/2020 
Bachelor of Science in Management (B. Sc.), Witten/Herdecke University; ERASMUS stay abroad (2019) at the Università di Bologna, Italy 
 

Memberships:

- Gesellschaft Junge Zivilrechtswissenschaft e. V.
- International Fiscal Association
- Schmalenbach-Gesellschaft für Betriebswirtschaft e. V.
- Wittener Universitätsgesellschaft e. V.

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