Florian Schaffner
Chief Financial Officer & Head Of Data
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Top SchoolFlorian Schaffner is a PhD economist and data-driven CFO who leads finance and data at Algrano, a Swiss marketplace connecting coffee farmers and roasters. With eight years of experience bridging data science, trade finance and product management, he has built financial operations, fundraising and data products that translate causal econometric insight into commercial decisions. Previously he shaped analytics and sandbox proof-of-concept work for Credit Suisse’s Commodity Trade Finance and risk teams, combining hands-on machine learning with stakeholder-facing product leadership. Fluent in academic methods from econometrics and behavioral economics to game theory, he uniquely blends rigorous causal analysis with practical trade finance know-how. Based in Zurich, he’s equally comfortable authoring technical analyses, pitching investors and running the books for a marketplace startup.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
High School Economics and Law, High School Economics and Law at Kantonsschule Büelrain, WinterthurExchange Semester Economics, Exchange Semester Economics at Tsinghua UniversitySchool of Journalism Diploma Journalism, School of Journalism Diploma Journalism at Ringier School of JournalismDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Economics at University of ZurichBachelor’s Degree International Relations, Bachelor’s Degree International Relations at University of Geneva
French, English, Spanish, German, Italian
Github Skills (66)
marginal-effects10
r-package10
texreg9
statsmodels9
mixed-models9
linear-models9
automatic9
describe9
prediction-model9
anova9
scroll9
prediction9
bayesian9
latex8
twitter8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
fschaffner/websearchr
Aug 2017 - Sep 2019
Access Domains and Search Popular Websites Directly from the R Console
Contributions:3 releases, 86 commits, 1 PR in 2 years 1 month
domainsconsole
fschaffner/Xplorer
Sep 2017 - Oct 2019
Contributions:36 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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