Andreas Russenberger (born 1968, Speicher, Switzerland) is a Swiss writer and former bank manager.
Biography
editRussenberger grew up in Speicher in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden as the son of a home manager and a nurse.[1] After graduating from the cantonal school in Trogen, he studied history and political science at the University of Zurich. He worked as a high school teacher and football coach during his studies He then switched to the financial sector and completed management training at the University of St. Gallen and Stanford University (US).[2] Until 2015, he headed the global asset management of Credit Suisse as managing director and was a board member of Credit Suisse London. He worked in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.[3]
Russenberger has been a full-time writer since 2017. His first political thriller "Die Kanzlerin" (The Chancellor) was published in 2018.[1] In 2020, he published his bestselling novel "Paradeplatz", set in the Swiss banking milieu, with Gmeiner-Verlag.[4] His third novel "Bahnhofsstrasse" was published in 2021.[5][6] Russenberger performs readings throughout Switzerland and is also a guest at major literary festivals such as "Zürich liest".[7] His novels are reviewed in the press (Tages-Anzeiger,[8] Tagblatt der Stadt Zürich[5] Zürichsee-Zeitung,[6] St. Galler Tagblatt[1] etc.). Russenberger lives with his family in Erlenbach on Lake Zurich.[1] He competes as an Ironman athlete worldwide and is a Certified Ironman Coach.[9] He is a member of the Swiss Authors' Association AdS, ProLitteris Switzerland, Kiwanis Zurich, and an alumnus of Zurich and Stanford Universities.[10]
Publications
edit- Bahnhofstrasse. Gmeiner-Verlag, Meßkirch, 2021. ISBN 978-3839268629
- Paradeplatz. Gmeiner-Verlag, Meßkirch 2020. ISBN 978-3839227466
- Die Kanzlerin. BoD, Norderstedt 2018 ISBN 978-3746051789
- Die Unternehmenstheorie der Zürcher Kantonalbank, Scientific Master Thesis, University of Zurich 1996
References
edit- ^ a b c d Claudio Weder (27 June 2019). "Vom Banker zum Schriftsteller: Andreas Russenberger hat einen Politthriller geschrieben". Tagblatt. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Andreas Russenberger im Gmeiner Verlag". Gmeiner Verlag. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Jonas Roth (11 August 2020). "Er gewährt einen tiefen Einblick hinter die Mauern der Grossbanken". Zürichsee-Zeitung. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Andreas Russenberger. "Paradeplatz". Was liest Du?. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b Claudio Weder (23 July 2021). "Blick hinter die Fassaden der Bankpaläste: Der Speicherer Andreas Russenberger bringt im August mit «Bahnhofstrasse» seinen dritten Roman heraus". Tagblatt. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b Stefan Busz (4 August 2021). "Mord gehört zum Bankengeschäft". Zürichsee-Zeitung. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Andreas Russenberger und die dunklen Geheimnisse hinter den glänzenden Bankenfassaden". Zürich liest. 31 October 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Stefan Busz (4 August 2021). "Mord gehört zum Bankengeschäft". Tages Anzeiger. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Andreas Russenberger". Ironman U. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Mitgliedreverzeichnis". A*dS. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
External links
edit- Literature by and about Andreas Russenberger in the German National Library catalogue
- Official website of Andreas Russenberger
- Andreas Russenberger at Gmeiner-Verlag
- Video-Interview with Andreas Russenberger at Inside Paradeplatz
- Reviews and reading rounds on works by Andreas Russenberger at Lovelybooks.de