About
General Partner at SPiCE VC and Executive Chairman of Zurich-based family office New Venture Associates. Co-founder of Crossbow Ventures and involved with several North American and European funds, including the ClearSky cleantech fund. Holds a PhD in law from the University of Zurich.
Experience
- New Venture AssociatesExecutive Chairmancurrent2005 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- SPiCE VCGeneral Partnercurrent2019 — presentSingapore, Tel Aviv, Zurich, Miami
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Special Monitoring Mission to UkraineDiplomatic Servicecurrent2021 — presentKyiv, Ukraine
- fuboTV (f/k/a Pulse Evolution)Co-founder, Executive Vice Chairman2013 — 2017Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
- ACRON AGVice Chairman2013 — 2015Zurich, Switzerland
- Crossbow VenturesFounder and Managing Partner1999 — 2010West Palm Beach, Florida
- Horizon21 Private EquityFounding CEO, Member of the Board2004 — 2005Pfäffikon, SZ, Switzerland
- Jet AviationGeneral Counsel1990 — 1999West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Education
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessStanford Executive Program (SEP), Business Administration and Management2002
- Venture Capital InstituteGraduate, Venture Capital and Private Equity2000
- University of Zurich, SwitzerlandPh.D. (Dr.iur.), Law1986 — 1990
- Zurich and Swiss Bar AssociationsMember of the Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations, Law1989
- University of Zurich, SwitzerlandMaster of Law (lic.iur.), Law1981 — 1986
- Kantonsschule Hottingen, ZurichBaccalaureate (Matura Typ E), Economics1976 — 1980
Skills & more
Real Estate3Fund of Funds (FOF)3Fundraising2Investment Management2Fund Management2Team Building1International RelationsCorporate LawAviationGeneral AviationAviation RegulationsFlight Safety
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Business AviationLegalAcquisition IntegrationInvestmentsPrivate EquityVenture CapitalStart-upsMergersTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategyManagementLanguages English · French · German
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Shared employers
Also worked at New Venture Associates1
Also worked at fuboTV (f/k/a Pulse Evolution)4
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Carlos Domingo
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Loic Le Meur
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Rob-Roy Roedel
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Sunil Sabharwal
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Tal Elyashiv
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