Thanks, I quit features Swiss finance professionals who had an interesting career change. Hosted by Citywire Switzerland reporter Fergus Horsfall, the first series includes star names who left Switzerland’s financial heavyweights and those who took unconventional routes to the top. From bitcoin bosses to Iraq fund impresarios and sustainability pioneers, make sure you tune in every second Wednesday to learn from the most fascinating figures in the industry.
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Paul Donovan’s sexuality was seen as a ‘death sentence’. At UBS, he feels welcome
UBS Global Wealth Management chief economist Paul Donovan was unable to be openly gay in his earlier career. He discusses striking changes in attitudes and the role of...
The farmer turned tech entrepreneur who runs a Geneva WM
Jean-Pierre Lagane worked on his family's farm until he developed a new type of software. His long and varied career took him to Crédit Agricole, where he built the in...
Zurich fund firm bets big on Swiss startups
The Swiss start-up investment scene is coming of age, according to head of clients at Serpentine Ventures Christoph Kruecken. He discusses the venture capital asset ma...
‘We are way off meeting the SDGs’: LGT sees solutions in venture philanthropy
Trusting partners on the ground to know how best to deploy charitable endowments is essential, according to LGT Venture Philanthropy’s CEO Oliver Karius. He discuss...
‘I had only one desire, to survive’: Ukrainian refugee turned Zurich private banker
Ukrainian refugee Oksana Kononenko describes the journey from her war-torn homeland to Switzerland and how she found a job at Zurich bank Bergos after a brief appearan...