Christian Schmid

Christian Schmid serves as a Global Governing Trustee at the Urban Land Institute since July 2023. As a member of the Board of Managing Directors at Helaba since October 2017, Christian oversees various business units within Real Estate Finance, including Debt Capital Markets and Sales Management, as well as responsibilities for Real Estate Management and two subsidiaries. Previous roles include Executive Vice President at Helaba, Head of Business and Syndication Management at Aareal Bank, and Head of Debt Capital Markets at Eurohypo AG, where leadership involved managing teams across prominent European locations and handling complex financial operations. Christian's extensive career began at Deutsche Bank, where various roles culminated in a directorship focused on Real Estate Leasing and Syndication.