Dr. Rainer Kensy von Echlin
With 20 years of broad international experience in the alternative investment (AI) and derivative industry and responsibilities up to 14bn USD in Assets under Management, 3 bn USD Assets for AI raised, and 45 people in multiple locations, Dr. von Echlin possesses hands-on experience in all aspects of Alternative Investments.
During the last 10 years Dr. von Echlin was responsible for various parts of the whole value chain of Alternative Investments: research, sourcing, packaging, and sales to institutional, wholesale and private clients with firms such as UBS Private Bank (Global Head of AI), RMF (CEO of research subsidiary), or Salomon Brothers (Head of Sales D&CH). These senior roles at MD level included marketing to Institutional Investors and UHNWI including various Board / Committee-memberships for Family Offices, Banks and Pension Funds. Prior to this, his international career included positions in Derivative Sales / Product Structuring / Portfolio Management at Merrill Lynch, and Credit Suisse in Germany, Japan, and Switzerland.
Dr. von Echlin's academic involvements include a Ph.D. in Financial economics from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, the M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters degree in engineering from the University of Berlin, Germany. More than 40 international publications, including four books were authored by him. Additionally, he is a Curriculum Board Member of the "Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association".