LL.M. in Tax Law (2015) at the University of Geneva
Ph.D. in Finance (1998), M.Sc. in Banking and Finance (1994) and B.Sc. in Economics (1993) at H.E.C. University of Lausanne
Computer Engineer Degree (1989) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
French scientific baccalaureate (1983) at Lycée Victor Duruy (Paris).
Professional Experience
2004-Present:Chief Executive Officer / Chief Investment Officer, Kedge Capital (Hedge Funds). In charge of running a multi-billion dollar portfolio invested in hedge funds and risk controlled strategies, which received several international awards for its performance. Managed a team of 17 people in 4 locations. Developped from scratch a third party client business targeting like-minded investors.
2002-2004:Member of Senior Management, Union Bancaire Privée. Head of Quantitative Analysis and Risk Management for alternative assets.
2000-2001:Member of Management, Union Bancaire Privée.Head of Quantitative Risk Management for all trading activities.
1999-2000: Director, UBS AG, Private Banking Division (Basel) and Global Asset Management (Zurich, London). Participated in the acquisition process of GAM by UBS and developed quantitative models for hedge fund analysis and performance measurement.
1999-1999:Risk Manager, Union Bancaire Privée. In charge of value at risk development and trading/hedging models validation.
1995-1998: Consulting work and executive training for various banks, industrial firms and pension funds in Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Zurich, and London.
1991-1995:Computer Engineer at Energie Ouest Suisse. Involved with the development and implementation of CASE tools (C++, Pascal), various databases (SQL), and accounting packages.
Academic Experience
2002-Actual:Associate Professor of Finance at EDHECBusinessSchool (www.edhec.com).
Courses taught: Alternative Investments
2006-Actual: Visiting Associate Professor of Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (www.ust.hk).
Course taught: Hedge Funds
2001-2009: Visiting Professor of Finance at H.E.C. Lausanne (www.hec.unil.ch).
Courses taught: Risk Management, Alternative Investments
1998-2004:Assistant Professor of Finance at Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management (www.thunderbird.edu).
Courses taught: Introduction to Managerial Finance, Advanced Managerial Finance, Investment Banking, International Securities Investment, Derivatives and Financial Engineering.
1989-1991:Mathematics teacher at Institut Valcreuse (Lausanne).
Executive Education Experience
Since 1994, delivered numerous executive education courses in finance at the Training Center for Investment Professional (AZEK-CFPI, www.azekcfpi.ch), the Swiss Finance Institute (www.sfi.ch), the Centro di Studi Bancari (www.csbancari.ch), as well as for numerous banks, pension funds, family offices and sovereign wealth funds.
Awards and Fellowships
Fame Research Fellow (2002)
Deloitte & Touch Chair on Risk Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium 2001)
H.E.C. University of Lausanne annual research prize (1995)
Investmentstiftung für Personalvorsorge (Zurich) annual research prize (1994)
Professional Awards
Best in Risk Control Investing (2015), Wealth and Finance International
Best Equity Fund (1-year and 3-year, 2014), Banco Swiss Hedge Fund Awards
Best Equity Hedged Fund of Hedge Funds (2013), Bilanz/Hedgegate
Best Multi-Strategy No-Bias Fund (1-year, 2013), Banco Swiss Hedge Fund Awards
Best Equity Fund (1-year, 2012), Banco Swiss Hedge Fund Awards
Best Multi-Strategy Fund (5-year, 2012), Banco Swiss Hedge Fund Awards
Best Single-Family Office of the Year (2010), Spear's
Special Mention - 40 Rising Stars in European Wealth Management (2008), Wealth Bulletin
Professional memberships
French Finance Association (AFFI), American Finance Association (AFA), International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE).
Regular presenter or keynote speaker in academic and industry conferences.
Former member of the Scientific Committee of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the French financial markets regulatory body.
Member of the European Advisory Board of the International Association of Financial Engineers (IAFE).
Former Member of the AIMA Investor Steering Committee.
Editorial activities
Occasional referee for the Journal of Empirical Finance, the Journal of Risk, the European Journal of Finance, Finanzmarkt und Portfolio Management, Thunderbird International Business Review, International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, and Finance.
Publications
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