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 the University of Witten/Herdecke, 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 the University of Witten/Herdecke:

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

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

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

Education:

since 02/2025
doctoral student, University of Witten/Herdecke

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.), University of Witten/Herdecke; study abroad (2022) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland

04/2017 – 09/2020 
Bachelor of Science in Management (B. Sc.), University of Witten/Herdecke; 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