SFI began its activities at the beginning of 2006 to keep the Swiss banking and finance industry at the top of its field.
The Chairman of the SFI Foundation Board is Dr. Stefan Seiler, Group Head Human Resources & Corporate Services, UBS AG.
Until he took office as member of the governing body of the Swiss National Bank at the beginning of 2010, the Institute was headed by Prof. Jean-Pierre Danthine.
For nine years prior to this, he directed the «International Center FAME for Financial Asset Management and Engineering».
Fundamental research by SFI professors plants the seeds for new financial ideas and provides fertile ground for innovation.