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Prof. Dr. David Costa

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Dean at Robert Kennedy College
📍 Freienbach, Schwyz, Switzerland

As a founder and Dean of Robert Kennedy College, David Costa oversees faculty and academic programs. He holds multiple PhDs and law degrees from Switzerland, the UK, and the US, specializing in financial and international trade law. Colleagues describe him as a visionary, tech-savvy, and results-oriented academic entrepreneur.

He is the author of "Money. ai" and "The Portable Private Banker" and is a frequent guest on business channels like CNBC Europe and Bloomberg Television, where he discusses topics such as investment law, money management, and the banking sector.

His doctoral research focused on the law and regulations of synthetic investment products, and he later applied research on risk-adjusted portfolios to create a publicly traded investment product in Switzerland.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Dean
Location
Freienbach, Schwyz, Switzerland
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Online Higher Education
As co-founder and Dean of an online college established in 1998, he is a long-standing leader in technology-enhanced distance learning and online management programs.
Academic Entrepreneurship
Described by peers as a visionary "academic entrepreneur, " he successfully co-founded and scaled Robert Kennedy College, moving from a creative vision to an operational reality.
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Career

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3-1998
Dean
Robert Kennedy College
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Dr. David Costa Robert Kennedy College University of Cumbria. Featured in YouTube
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Dr. iur. David Costa Robert Kennedy College, Bloomberg Interview. Featured in YouTube
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Education
2008 - 2014
Dr. iur. (Doktor der Rechtswissenschaft)
University of Basel
2014 - 2015
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in U.S. Law
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law
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