{{Infobox person | name = Stephan Leithner | image = Stephanleithner.jpg | alt = Stephan Leithner in 2021 | caption = Stephan Leithner in 2021 | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1966}} | birth_place = Innsbruck, Austria | education = University of St. Gallen (Ph.D.) | occupation = Banker | years_active = | known_for = CEO of German stock exchange, the Deutsche Börse AG | notable_works = | spouse = | children = 3 }}
'''Stephan Leithner''' (born 15 May 1966 in Innsbruck) is an Austrian business executive. He became a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG in 2018 and its CEO on 1 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WirtschaftsWoche |url=https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/neuer-vorstandschef-stephan-leithner-fuehrt-deutsche-boerse/30150290.html |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.wiwo.de}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Stephan Leithner studied at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland) from 1985 to 1989 and received his Ph.D. in Finance in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephan Leithner - Munzinger Biographie |url=https://www.munzinger.de/register/portrait/biographien/Stephan%20Leithner/00/29935 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.munzinger.de}}</ref>
== Career == He began his professional career as a research assistant at the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance in St. Gallen (Switzerland). In 1992, Stephan Leithner joined the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company and worked in Frankfurt (Germany), New York (USA) and Munich (Germany), becoming a partner in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stephan Leithner - DBOEF {{!}} Deutsche Boerse AG - Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/DBOEF/company-people/executive-profile/107902285 |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.wsj.com}}</ref> From 2000 to 2015, he worked for Deutsche Bank AG. In addition to management positions in Global Banking, he was Global Head Corporate Finance from 2010 to 2012 and was appointed to the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-03-08 |title=Neuer Personalchef der Deutschen Bank: Stephan Leithner - der natürliche Aufsteiger |url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/menschen-wirtschaft/neuer-personalchef-der-deutschen-bank-stephan-leithner-der-natuerliche-aufsteiger-11675783.html |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=FAZ.NET |language=de}}</ref> In 2016, he moved to Munich (Germany) to join the Swedish financial investor EQT Partners GmbH as a Partner (Private Equity).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-19 |title=Stephan Leithner wird Partner bei EQT |url=https://eqtgroup.com/news/2015/stephan-leithner-wird-partner-bei-eqt/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=eqtgroup.com |language=en}}</ref>
Since 2018, Leithner has been a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Börse AG, where he was responsible for Pre- and Post-Trading until June 2024. In March 2024, he was appointed Deputy CEO. From June until the end of 2024, he headed the Investment Management Solutions segment. In October 2024, Stephan Leithner was appointed Co-CEO of Deutsche Börse AG and, together with his predecessor Theodor Weimer, led the company in this position until the end of 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-19 |title=Dr. Stephan Leithner wird Vorstandsvorsitzender |url=https://www.boerse-am-sonntag.de/unternehmen/unternehmens-news/dr-stephan-leithner-wird-vorstandsvorsitzender |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=BÖRSE am Sonntag |language=de-DE}}</ref> Since 1 January 2025, Stephan Leithner is the CEO of Deutsche Börse AG.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-01 |title=Stephan Leithner führt Deutsche Börse |url=https://www.merkur.de/wirtschaft/stephan-leithner-fuehrt-deutsche-boerse-zr-93493040.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.merkur.de |language=de}}</ref>
Leithner is a member of the board of trustees of the [https://www.frankfurt-school.de/en/about/organisation-leadership-governance/board-of-trustees Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH |url=https://www.frankfurt-school.de/en/about/organisation-leadership-governance/board-of-trustees |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=www.frankfurt-school.de |language=en}}</ref> and the board of trustees of the Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Freunde der Schirn |url=https://freunde.schirn.de/engagement/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=freunde.schirn.de}}</ref>
== Personal life == Stephan Leithner is married and has three children.{{fact|date=January 2025}}
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