Frankfurt School is the first German business school to launch an AI-supported business network

• The "Frankfurt School Club" redefines traditional student and alumni networks and sets new standards for digital community engagement
• FS Club is enhanced by "Frankie", a custom-built AI assistant

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is making a statement for innovation and community building: With the launch of the Frankfurt School Club (FS Club), the business school introduces an exclusive, AI-powered network for students, alumni, business and society. This makes Frankfurt School the first German business school to redefine access to its community through artificial intelligence (AI). Today, business education is inseparable from technology. Digital tools and artificial intelligence are not only transforming teaching and research but are also redefining how communities within academic institutions are built, sustained and developed.

FS Club is enhanced by "Frankie," an AI technology that identifies and matches requests and ideas to the most relevant participants. The system is based on mutual value: Students gain direct access to senior level alumni who can provide career opportunities, strategic guidance, and industry connections. Meanwhile, these alumni discover emerging talent, innovative projects, and meaningful ways to give back to their alma mater through engagement with students.

“If I’m flying to London or New York, Frankie could instantly tell me which alumni are in asset management there. That’s powerful,” says Maximilian Lautenschläger, MBA alumnus, Managing Partner & co-founder of Deutsche Digital Assets.

For decades, leading global universities have built exclusive clubs – closed ecosystems that provide access to influential networks. The FS Club, in conjunction with Frankie, represents a strategic reimagining of traditional alumni networking. The platform allows Frankfurt School’s approximately 4,000 students and nearly 80,000 alumni worldwide to build relevant connections – data-driven, efficient, and accessible via smartphone.

"Frankie is tailored to the needs of our students and alumni, particularly because it was conceptualised and developed by this target group: an FS alumna, together with a dedicated team of Frankfurt School students, and the wider Frankfurt School community. The success of the entire project shows, once again, how valuable Frankfurt School's collaborative community is," says Karolina Kristic, Chancellor and CFO of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Alexander Doll, alumnus, member of the Board of Trustees and chairman of the Advisory Board of Frankfurt School, emphasised the network's strategic importance: "Your network is your net worth, and the way you build it must match the world we live in.” FS Club represents Frankfurt School’s solution to accessing quality relationships that can transform careers and businesses in this digitally interconnected world.

The FS Club is the result of a two-year co-creation process involving both students and alumni of Frankfurt School. This collaborative development ensures that genuine community needs are addressed rather than institutional assumptions.

"We didn't just build technology; we built the future of how business schools connect their communities," said Ruzica Pekic, Frankfurt School Master of Finance alumna and founder of Frankie. "FS Club proves that when you combine great people with smart technology, you create something that changes the game entirely."