Andreas Dombret
Andreas Raymond Dombret | |
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| Born | January 16, 1960 United States |
| Nationality | German, American |
| Occupation | Financial executive |
| Known for | Member of the executive board at Deutsche Bundesbank (2010–2018) |
Andreas Raymond Dombret (born January 16, 1960, in the United States) is a German-American financial executive who was a member of the executive board at the Deutsche Bundesbank from 2010 until 2018. His responsibilities included oversight of Banking and Financial Supervision, Risk Management, and managing the Bundesbank's global representative offices.
Prior to this role, Dombret held the position of vice-chairman for Bank of America Global Investment Banking across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, in addition to leading operations in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. He possesses citizenship in both Germany and the United States.
Early life and education
Dombret obtained his MBA from Westfälische Wilhelms University Münster and earned a doctoral degree at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, where his research concentrated on premiums paid during mergers and acquisitions. He holds an honorary professorship at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, where he teaches Investment Banking and Capital Markets within their MBA curriculum.
Private sector
His professional journey began at the headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Before his tenure at Bank of America, he served as managing director and co-head of Rothschild Germany. Additionally, he spent ten years with JP Morgan in London and Frankfurt as a managing director in Investment Banking focused on German clientele.
Between 2005 and 2009, Dombret acted as vice chairman of Bank of America Global Investment Banking for the EMEA region while overseeing its branches in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Deutsche Bundesbank, 2010–2018
During his time on the executive board from 2010 to 2018, Dombret was responsible for Banking Supervision, Risk Control, Economic Education initiatives, the University of Applied Sciences, Technical Central Bank Cooperation, as well as the Bundesbank’s international offices. He also participated as a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, the ECB Supervisory Board, and Germany’s Financial Stability Committee.
Later career
Following his departure from the Bundesbank board, Dombret continued serving on the Bank for International Settlements’ board until late 2018. Subsequently, he assumed advisory positions with consultancy firm Oliver Wyman, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and London-based equity research company Autonomous. Furthermore, he is Independent Chairman DACH for US investment firm Houlihan Lokey and provides advisory support to German fintech company Deposit Solutions. Dombret frequently speaks at industry conferences and holds a role as Adjunct Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University’s Faculty of International & Public Affairs.
Government agencies
- Member of the board of trustees/advisory board at Center for Financial Studies
Corporate boards
- Chair of the supervisory board at N26 (since 2025)
Non-profit organizations
- Economics Department at Goethe University Frankfurt, serving on the board of trustees and advisory board
- University of Münster, trustee board member
- Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, trustee board member
- Städel, participating on the board of trustees and advisory board
- Austrian Society for Bank Research, trustee board member
- Atlantik-Brücke, acting as treasurer
- European School for Management and Technology (ESMT), director board member
- Hessische Kulturstiftung, member of the board of trustees
- Salzburg Global Seminar, director board member
- International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB) in Geneva, serving as a board member
- Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen, co-editorial role
- The International Economy, advisory board participant
- Central Banking, advisory board participant
Awards
In 2007, Dombret was honored with the Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande) from the Federal Republic of Germany. Five years later, in 2012, he received the Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art. The year 2013 saw him awarded both the Hessian Order of Merit and the Plaque of Honour from Frankfurt am Main.
In 2016, the City of Baden in Austria presented him with the Weilburgpreis in recognition of his contributions to art and culture. That same year, he was bestowed the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. Additionally, he earned the Order of the British Empire (OBE) acknowledging his efforts in fostering Anglo-German economic and trade relations.
In 2017, Dombret received the silver cross from Lower Austria (Bundesland Niederösterreich) for his support of the Arnulf Rainer museum located in Baden. The following year, 2018, he was named Chevalier de l'Ordre national du mérite by France.
Donations
Dombret is a patron of the Andreas Dombret – Center for Student Initiatives (CSI) at Westfälische Wilhelms University (WWU) in Münster. He also sponsors an annual award recognizing a dissertation that excellently integrates academic research with practical application. In appreciation of these efforts, WWU honored him with their university medal in 2009. Furthermore, his financial support to the Arnulf Rainer museum in Baden (near Vienna) led to him receiving the "Grosse silberne Stadtwappen der Stadt Baden bei Wien" in January 2010.
Publications
- Dombret, A.R. (ed) (2017): "Bankenaufsicht im Dialog 2017", Schriftenreihe zum Bundesbank Symposium Vol. 3, Frankfurt am Main.
- Dombret, A.R.; Gündüz, Yalin; Rocholl, Jörg (2017): Will German Banks earn their cost of capital? Discussion Paper No 01/2017, Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt.
- Dombret, A.R. (2017): European Financial Integration: Monetary Union, Banking Union, Capital Markets Union. In: Francioni, Reto / Schwartz, Robert A. (eds.): Equity Markets in Transition. Springer, Cham, pp. 565–573.
- Dombret, A.R. (ed) (2016): "Bankenaufsicht im Dialog 2016", Schriftenreihe zum Bundesbank Symposium Vol. 2, Frankfurt am Main.
- Dombret, A.R. (2016): Blase oder nicht – wo steht der deutsche Wohnimmobilienmarkt? ifo Schnelldienst 16/2016, 69. Jg., pp. 20–25.
- Dombret, A.R. (2016): Baustelle europäische Bankenunion – gemeinsame Aufsicht, gemeinsame Abwicklung, gemeinsame Einlagensicherung? Zeitschrift für das gesamte Kreditwesen, 69. Jg., Nr. 13, pp. 632 ff.
- Dombret, A.R. (ed) (2015): "Bankenaufsicht im Dialog 2015", Schriftenreihe zum Bundesbank Symposium, Frankfurt am Main.
- Dombret, A.R. (2013): "Criteria for Financial Stability – The European View," in Dombret, A.R./Lucius, O.(eds.): "Stability of the Financial System – Illusion or Feasible Concept?", Cheltenham and Northampton.
- Dombret, A.R. (2013): "Solving the Too-Big-To-Fail-Problem for Financial Institutions," in Dombret, A.R./Kenadjian, P.(eds.): "The Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive – Europe's Solution for 'Too Big To Fail'?", Berlin and Boston.