He graduated in economics and commerce from the University of St. Gallen (lic. oec. HSG) with a specialization in banking economics and a CEMS (Community European Management Schools) Master's degree.

 

In 1995 he began his banking career at Credit Suisse (Zurich, Guernsey and New York), which he then continued at UBS SA in Lugano as a Private Banking consultant.

 

From 2001 to 2007 he worked at Vonwiller SA in the position of portfolio manager and client advisor. Since 2008, he is a founding and managing partner of SZ & Partners SA.