Cornelia Lutz joined the Basel Institute as Senior Specialist / Team Lead Finance in September 2023, bringing over 19 years’ experience in various areas of Business Administration. Her professional experience in the area of financial administration and management is wide-ranging, from daily accounting, regular closing, audits and project controlling to reporting and presenting financial information.

Prior to joining the Institute, Cornelia had been working at Pharmaplan AG for 14 years, initially as a Controller and most recently as Director of Finance, Legal and IT. During this time she implemented and adjusted the financial administration process to reflect the ongoing growth of the company. Cornelia started her professional career at Mondelez (Kraft Foods Germany).

Cornelia’s studies took her to various institutes in Germany and the US, including the Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Cornelia has a Diploma in Business Administration from the ESB Business School, Reutlingen and a Bachelor of Science in International Business from Northeastern University, Boston.