Alfred Mettler is the director of the Swiss Bank Executives' Training Program in Vietnam, an initiative sponsored by SECO (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) and run by SFI (Swiss Finance Institute). www.swissbetprogram.com. In the past he has been a Finance Professor at the University of Zurich, Georgia State University (Atlanta, USA), and the University of Miami (Miami, USA). His principal academic interests are in International Banking and Finance, Risk Management of Financial Institutions, the Global Financial Architecture, Fintech, and Financial Education. He has leading roles in various Executive Education Programs in Europe and the U.S. and has consulted for various companies and organizations. In a broader context, Alfred Mettler often comments on financial, economic, political, and societal developments in the U.S., Switzerland, and Europe. He regularly gives public speeches and presentations, and he is a frequent contributor to the media (Print, Radio, TV).