Christian Ruehmer is the Co-Founder and CEO of Q-Lana, a digitization platform that implements knowledge-based credit risk management and digitization of the lending process with focus on SME banking.

Christian has over 25 years of experience in finance working for several large international banks in the areas or Risk Management, Credit Portfolio Management, and Investment Management. Christian is a consultant for Risk and Efficiency Management where he advised over 75 MFIs, banks, and international organizations, primarily in developing countries.

He is the Head of Risk and Compliance at Bamboo Capital Partners and sits on the board of several companies in the finance sector.  

In 2004 Christian founded Proyecto Horizonte, a community development program in Bolivia, which today serves over 2000 children with programs in education, health and community services.

He graduated in 1995 from Frankfurt School, Germany with a Diploma in Banking and Finance. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM). Christian is fluent in German, English, and Spanish.