Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm

Board of Directors

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm is holding the Chair of Economics, especially Economic Theory, at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg since 2008 and she is also chairwoman of the Scientific Management of the Energy Campus Nuremberg since 2017. Prof. Grimm is active in various advisory bodies at federal and EU level, for example as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the BMWi and the expert commission on the monitoring process “Energy of the Future” at the BMWi.

Board Memberships & Professional Service

  • Member of the Board, Hydrogen Center Bavaria (since 2019)
  • Member of the Energy Steering Panel of EASAC (European Academies’ Science Advisory Council) at the suggestion of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (since 2018)
  • Advisory Council for Consumer Affairs at the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (since 2018)
  • Board of Academic Advisors, German Federal Ministery for Economic Affairs and Energy (since 2018)
  • Chairwoman of the Scientific Board, Energy Campus Nuremberg (EnCN) (since 2017)
  • Chairwoman of the Board, ENERGIEregion Nuremberg e.V. (since 2017)
  • Member of the work group “Competition Policy” at the Federal Cartel Authority (since 2017)
  • Vice Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council, ifo Institue and CESifo (2016 – 2019)
  • Member of the ifo Administrative Council (2016 – 2019)
  • Member of the Advisory Board of ForumV (2016 – 2018)
  • Executive Board of the German Economic Association, VfS (2015 – 2019)
  • Chairwoman of the Scientific Advisory Board of the German Institute for Economic Research, DIW Berlin (2015 – 2018)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of the German Institute for Economic Research, DIW Berlin (since 2015)
  • Member of the Expert Commission “Strengthening Investment in Germany” of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, (since 2014)
  • Member of the Steering Board, Campus Future Energy Systems (Campus FES) ( since 2015)
  • Co-Editor, Perspectives of Economic Policy “Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik (PWP)“ (since 2015)
  • Managing Guest Editor, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
  • Research Fellow, CESifo, Munich

Academic Service

  • Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law (since 2018)
  • Speaker of the Research Priority “Future Energy Systems”, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (since 2017)
  • Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law (2016-2018)
  • Speaker (Dean) of the School of Business and Economics, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (since 2016)
  • Vice Speaker of the School of Business and Economics, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (2015-2016)
  • Elected Member of the Academic Senate, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (2013-2015)
  • Member of the Assessment Committee for the research programme “Smart Governance” by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NOW) (2013)
  • Gender and Diversity Committee, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (2011 – 2018)
  • Committee for Continuing Education (2014)
  • Coordinator for the course of studies „Bachelor in Economics“ at the FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (2009 – 2011)
  • Speaker of the Institute for Quantitative Economics and Economic Policy, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (2009 – 2011)
  • Member of over 30 Recruiting Committees (chairwoman in five), FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (2008 – 2018)
  • Member of the Evaluation Committee of the School of Business and Economics (2008 – 2011)

  • Holder oft the Chair of Economics, especially Economic Theory, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (since 2008)
  • Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Economics Nuremberg (LERN) (since 2008)
  • Head of the Scientific Board, Energie Campus Nuremberg (EnCN) (since 2017)
  • Head of the Research Unit Energy Market Design within Energie Campus Nuremberg (since 2017)
  • Head of the Research Unit Economy at the Energie Campus Nuremberg (2010 – 2016)
  • Assistant Professor (Akademische Rätin), University of Cologne, Chair of Prof. Ockenfels (2006 – 2008)
  • Research Fellow at the Chair of Prof. Ockenfels, University of Cologne (2005 – 2006)
  • Research Fellow, CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain (2004 – 2005)
  • Research Fellow, ECARES, Free University of Brussels (2005)
  • Assistant Professor, University of Alicante (2003 – 2005)
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, Humboldt University Berlin, Chair of Prof. Wolfstetter (1998 – 2003)
  • Habilitation, University of Cologne (Venia Legendi for Economics) (2008)
  • PhD, Humboldt-University Berlin (Economics) (2002)
  • University of Kiel, Diploma in Economics (1998)

  • Energy economics
  • Energy market design
  • Applied game theory
  • Mechanism design
  • Industrial economics
  • Auction theory
  • Market design
  • Experimental economic research
  • Behavioral economics