Frank W. Lippitt

Bank Gutmann AG is an independent Austrian bank which was established in 1922 to provide wealth management and advisory services for domestic and foreign foundations, families, high-net worth individuals and institutional investors. Based in Vienna, the bank's core competency is portfolio management. In addition to their core business in Austria, they serve clients from Eastern and Southern Europe, the German-speaking countries, Latin America and the Middle East. In Hungary, they are represented by a separate asset management subsidiary. The WU Gutmann Center for Portfolio Management, financially supported by Bank Gutmann, seeks to foster the exchange of knowledge between international academics and practitioners and contribute to the advancement of applied research, the transfer of know-how, and the development of future employees for the financial industry.