Data, calculations, models - Everyday professional life in physics is steeped in analytics. Physicists are masters at finding elegant solutions to complex problems. Auditing and management consulting firms value precisely these qualities in physicists and are eager to hire them for various analytical tasks.

Physicists Matts Nissen and Phillip Prasse are colleagues in the auditing company KPMG Deutschland in the business unit "Financial Services – Risk & Treasury".

At "Pathways in Physics," they will talk about how they started their careers in one of the largest auditing and advising companies. What knowledge and skills do they really need on the job? Do physicists really feel at home in a consultancy?

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Matts Nissen

Directly after graduating in physics from Freie Universität Berlin, Matts Nissen joined KMPG. In his position as Senior Associate Financial Services – Risk & Treasury, he deals with the quantitative determination of market price risks and the valuation of financial products.

Milestones

• Bachelor in Physics – FU Berlin
• Master in Physics – FU Berlin
• Start at KPMG

My advice to future physicists

Dr. Philipp Prasse

After studying geophysics in Hamburg and Münster, Philipp Prasse earned his doctorate in England at the University of Bristol. His career at KPMG began at the Frankfurt office. Today, Dr. Philipp Prasse works at the Berlin headquarters: he develops, validates and implements quantitative risk models for national and international financial institutions. He is driven by modern techniques, such as machine learning.

Milestones

• Bachelor in Geophysics – University of Hamburg
• Master in Geophysics – University of Münster
• PhD in Geophysics – University of Bristol
• Start at KPMG

My advice to future physicists

Meet Matt Nissen again, get to know Dr. Philipp Prasse and get inspired!