BENNO GUENTHER

Benno is an expert in financial risk management, behavioral economics, and international voluntary carbon markets. With over a decade of experience as a trading at top-tier investment banks, including J.P Morgan and BNP Paribas, he has held senior positions such as Vice President and Head of EMEA Power and Gas Structure Products and Options Trading at J.P Morgan.

As the Founder and Director of Blue Guardian, Benno advises corporates and supranational organisations on carbon markets and behavioral economics.  He also serves as a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) and as a Lecturer in financial risk management at the University of Cape Town.

Benno holds a PhD from the London School of Economics, where his research focused on risk-taking during crises, specifically the influence of background risks on foreground risk tolerance. He also earned a Master’s degree in Mathematical Finance from the University of Konstanz and an MSc in Behavioural Science from the London School of Economics.