diff --git a/src/entities/models/__init__.py b/src/entities/models/__init__.py
index 6dfd58b..c772155 100644
--- a/src/entities/models/__init__.py
+++ b/src/entities/models/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "FinancialInsitutionDomainCreate",
     "DeniedDomainDao",
     "DeniedDomainDto",
+    "AuthenticatedUser",
 ]
 
 from .dao import (
@@ -22,4 +23,5 @@
     FinancialInsitutionDomainDto,
     FinancialInsitutionDomainCreate,
     DeniedDomainDto,
+    AuthenticatedUser,
 )
diff --git a/src/entities/models/dto.py b/src/entities/models/dto.py
index bc84375..d6c648a 100644
--- a/src/entities/models/dto.py
+++ b/src/entities/models/dto.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-from typing import List
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
+from starlette.authentication import BaseUser
 
 
 class FinancialInsitutionDomainBase(BaseModel):
@@ -37,3 +39,34 @@ class DeniedDomainDto(BaseModel):
 
     class Config:
         orm_mode = True
+
+
+class AuthenticatedUser(BaseUser, BaseModel):
+    claims: Dict[str, Any]
+    name: str
+    username: str
+    email: str
+    id: str
+    institutions: List[str]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_claim(cls, claims: Dict[str, Any]) -> "AuthenticatedUser":
+        return cls(
+            claims=claims,
+            name=claims.get("name", ""),
+            username=claims.get("preferred_username", ""),
+            email=claims.get("email", ""),
+            id=claims.get("sub", ""),
+            institutions=cls.parse_institutions(claims.get("institutions")),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def parse_institutions(cls, institutions: List[str] | None) -> List[str]:
+        if institutions:
+            return list(map(lambda institution: institution.lstrip("/"), institutions))
+        else:
+            return []
+
+    @property
+    def is_authenticated(self) -> bool:
+        return True
diff --git a/src/oauth2/__init__.py b/src/oauth2/__init__.py
index ec2dc7f..94759fc 100644
--- a/src/oauth2/__init__.py
+++ b/src/oauth2/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__all__ = ["oauth2_admin", "BearerTokenAuthBackend", "AuthenticatedUser"]
+__all__ = ["oauth2_admin", "BearerTokenAuthBackend"]
 
 from .oauth2_admin import oauth2_admin
-from .oauth2_backend import BearerTokenAuthBackend, AuthenticatedUser
+from .oauth2_backend import BearerTokenAuthBackend
diff --git a/src/oauth2/oauth2_backend.py b/src/oauth2/oauth2_backend.py
index 516f222..605f3f4 100644
--- a/src/oauth2/oauth2_backend.py
+++ b/src/oauth2/oauth2_backend.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Coroutine, Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 from fastapi import HTTPException
-from pydantic import BaseModel
 from starlette.authentication import (
     AuthCredentials,
     AuthenticationBackend,
@@ -11,33 +10,13 @@
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2AuthorizationCodeBearer
 from starlette.requests import HTTPConnection
 
+from entities.models import AuthenticatedUser
+
 from .oauth2_admin import oauth2_admin
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class AuthenticatedUser(BaseUser, BaseModel):
-    claims: Dict[str, Any]
-    name: str | None
-    username: str | None
-    email: str | None
-    id: str | None
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_claim(cls, claims: Dict[str, Any]) -> "AuthenticatedUser":
-        return cls(
-            claims=claims,
-            name=claims.get("name"),
-            username=claims.get("preferred_username"),
-            email=claims.get("email"),
-            id=claims.get("sub"),
-        )
-
-    @property
-    def is_authenticated(self) -> bool:
-        return True
-
-
 class BearerTokenAuthBackend(AuthenticationBackend):
     def __init__(self, token_bearer: OAuth2AuthorizationCodeBearer) -> None:
         self.token_bearer = token_bearer
diff --git a/src/routers/admin.py b/src/routers/admin.py
index 676dc1e..abf7467 100644
--- a/src/routers/admin.py
+++ b/src/routers/admin.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 from starlette.authentication import requires
 from util import Router
 
-from oauth2 import AuthenticatedUser, oauth2_admin
+from entities.models import AuthenticatedUser
+from oauth2 import oauth2_admin
 
 router = Router()
 
diff --git a/tests/api/conftest.py b/tests/api/conftest.py
index 148a35c..557f8b6 100644
--- a/tests/api/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/api/conftest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from starlette.authentication import AuthCredentials, UnauthenticatedUser
 
-from oauth2.oauth2_backend import AuthenticatedUser
+from entities.models import AuthenticatedUser
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/api/routers/test_admin_api.py b/tests/api/routers/test_admin_api.py
index c973e1a..d1b5f21 100644
--- a/tests/api/routers/test_admin_api.py
+++ b/tests/api/routers/test_admin_api.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from pytest_mock import MockerFixture
 from starlette.authentication import AuthCredentials
 
-from oauth2.oauth2_backend import AuthenticatedUser
+from entities.models import AuthenticatedUser
 
 
 class TestAdminApi:
@@ -14,13 +14,33 @@ def test_get_me_unauthed(self, app_fixture: FastAPI, unauthed_user_mock: Mock):
         res = client.get("/v1/admin/me")
         assert res.status_code == 403
 
-    def test_get_me_authed(
-        self, mocker: MockerFixture, app_fixture: FastAPI, authed_user_mock: Mock
+    def test_get_me_authed_with_no_institutions(
+        self, app_fixture: FastAPI, authed_user_mock: Mock
     ):
         client = TestClient(app_fixture)
         res = client.get("/v1/admin/me")
         assert res.status_code == 200
         assert res.json().get("name") == "test"
+        assert res.json().get("institutions") == []
+
+    def test_get_me_authed_with_institutions(
+        self, app_fixture: FastAPI, auth_mock: Mock
+    ):
+        claims = {
+            "name": "test",
+            "preferred_username": "test_user",
+            "email": "test@local.host",
+            "sub": "testuser123",
+            "institutions": ["/TEST1LEI", "/TEST2LEI"],
+        }
+        auth_mock.return_value = (
+            AuthCredentials(["authenticated"]),
+            AuthenticatedUser.from_claim(claims),
+        )
+        client = TestClient(app_fixture)
+        res = client.get("/v1/admin/me")
+        assert res.status_code == 200
+        assert res.json().get("institutions") == ["TEST1LEI", "TEST2LEI"]
 
     def test_update_me_unauthed(self, app_fixture: FastAPI, unauthed_user_mock: Mock):
         client = TestClient(app_fixture)