Trish Halamandaris (MBA), Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this donor honor roll. Alfred Gantner is the Co-Founder of Partners Group. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at AlpInvest Partners, RBS, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst & Young. WebHe is a member of the Executive Team, the Global Portfolio Committee, the Global Executive Board, as well as Deputy Chairman of the Private Markets Relative Value Committee. He holds a PhD in physics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in economics from Stanford University, California, USA and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA. He has 27 years of industry experience across start-up, corporate, consulting and investing environments. Previously, he served as Co-Head of the Private Infrastructure business department and Chairman of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. Prior to joining Partners Group, he held senior roles at Zurich Investments, where he was Head of Investment Sales; Zurich Scudder; Tyndall Investment Management; and Citigroup. She has 20 years of industry experience. He holds a degree in economics and business administration from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland, and is a Swiss certified public accountant. If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. Alexander Ott is part of the European Private Debt business unit, based in Zug, and has been with Partners Group since 2006 holding 20 years of industry experience. Dr. Jrgen Diegruber is Head of Partners Groups Munich office and part of the Private Equity Goods and Products business unit. Dr. Guido Koch is Co-Head of the Client Solutions business department and Co-Head of the European Client Solutions business unit, based in Zug. Earlier in his career, he was responsible for MENA institutional client coverage at PineBridge Investments. Fredrik has been with Partners Group since 2012 and has 27 years of industry experience. Christopher Hardison is part of the Private Debt Americas business unit, based in New York. WebAndy Gordon is a Partner of the Firm and leads the Firms Los Angeles office as well as its Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) investment vertical and its Capital Markets activities. Roberto Cagnati is Partners Group's Chief Risk Officer and Head of the Portfolio Solutions business department, based in Zug. Bellis would have won $60,000 for the first-round victory but explained patiently why it was easy turning it down. Before that she served as Group CEO of Swedavia (Swedish airports), MTR Nordics and deputy CEO of Veolia Transport Sweden and also has extensive experience as Non-Executive Board member of several listed and non-listed companies. See Photos. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS and Goldman Sachs & Co. Partner, Private Equity Partnership Investments. Join Facebook to connect with Gordon Bellis and others you may know. He also oversees the European Distribution business and client activities in France and Israel. He has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at BlackRock, The Hartford, AXA Group and McKinsey & Company, as well as at multiple startup ventures. Recent Posts. He holds a master's degree in finance from the Lorange Institute of Business Zurich, Switzerland. He is a Lead Operating Director (Chair) for the firm's portfolio assets Ararat Wind Farm, Grassroots and Murra Warra Wind Farm in Australia. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in economics from Occidental College. Markus Pimpl is part of the Private Wealth Europe and Asia team, based in Zug. He is also a CFA charterholder. William Swayne is part of the Private Equity Services business unit, based in New York. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 19 years of industry experience. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland's biggest and one of the oldest law firms. He holds a masters degree from Strathclyde Business School, UK. He is a member of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee and the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Enfragen, Milestone Equipment, Fermaca and Resilient Infrastructure Group, and has 26 years of industry experience. Anne-Jan Jager is part of European Private Real Estate business unit, based in Zug. Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions Middle East and Africa. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again. He holds an MBA with beta gamma sigma honors from Columbia Business School, New York, USA and a bachelor's degree with magna cum laude honors from Duke University, North Carolina, USA. Previously, he was a member of the Global Investment Committee, Chairman of the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee and a member of the Global Liquid Debt Investment Committee and also Head of Private Debt in the Americas. He is Head of the Group Finance and Corporate Development business department and a member of the Executive Team and Global Executive Board, with 32 years of relevant experience. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences, Lahr, Germany. Carsten Knig is part of the Private Infrastructure Asset Management team, based in Zug. Earlier in his career, Joel also worked at General Atlantic, McKinsey and Morgan Stanley. Cyrus Driver is part of the Private Equity Technology business unit, based in Singapore. Martin has 29 years of industry experience and joined Partners Group in 2008 when he commenced the firm's Australian operations. Peter Holden is Co-head of Private Real Estate Asset Management, based in London. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Colonial First State, Macquarie Bank and Rothschild Australia Asset Management. Benjamin Haan is an Operating Partner and supports the development of Partners Group's Private Infrastructure business in Asia-Pacific. He holds a master's degree in business law from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Managing Director, Private Equity Services. He holds a masters degree in European business from ESCP Europe, Germany. Dr. Marcel Erni is the Co-Founder of Partners Group. Piotr Biezychudek is part of the Private Equity Health and Life business unit, based in Denver. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and a masters degree in finance from the Paris Dauphine University, France. He is a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees, Chairman of the Private Equity Partnership Investments Investment Committee, and a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Aavas Financiers, CSS Corp., and EuroKids. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 15 years of industry experience. He holds an MBA with distinction from Columbia Business School, New York, USA and a BA in Economics and International Relations with honors from Stanford University, California, USA. Erik has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has 29 years of industry experience. Vageesh Gupta is part of the Private Equity Goods and Products business unit, based in Mumbai. Ralph Schuck is part of the Private Equity Goods and Products business unit, based in Zug, serving as a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Goods and Products Investment Committee. Christopher Bone is Co-Head of Partners Group's London office and Head of Private Debt in Europe. He has 18 years of industry experience. Nicolas Petitjean is Head of Partners Group's Milan office and part of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit. He is Certified Public Accountant in Iceland and holds a Cand. Joel Schwartz is Co-Head of the Private Equity Services business unit as well as a member of the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee, and Co-Chairman of the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments in Services Investment Committee, based in New York. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at The Boston Consulting Group and was part of the Insurance Practice Group. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Kenneth Leventhal & Co., Ernst & Young, Prudential Realty Group and Pension Consulting Alliance. He holds an MBA from George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA. Urs Wietlisbach is the Co-Founder of Partners Group. He holds a marketing diploma from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia and studied business at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. She holds a master's degree in international economics and business studies from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and Marquette University in Wisconsin, USA. He is a member of the Private Equity Partnership Investment Committee and the Private Equity Direct Co-Investments and Direct Lead Growth Investments Investment Committees. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Citigroup and Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of International Finance. Managing Director, Private Infrastructure Europe. He has 28 years of industry experience and, prior to joining Partners Group, was a Partner at Perennius Capital Partners, which was integrated into Partners Group in 2013. He is Head of the Corporate Operations business department and a member of the Executive Team and Global Executive Board. Andreas Knecht is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Partners Group, based in Zug. Previously, he was Head of the Client Solutions Americas business unit, based in New York. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 15 years of industry experience, having joined Partners Group from Credit Suisse Private Banking, J.P. Morgan and Credit Suisse First Boston. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at StepStone Group, UBS and PwC. Dr. David Daum is part of the European Private Infrastructure business unit, based in Zug. Andre Blanadet (MBA) Joe holds a bachelor's degree from Duke University, North Carolina, USA. WebBenjamin Gordon is Managing Partner of Cambridge Capital, an investor in niche supply chain leaders. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS Warburg and Salomon Smith Barney. He holds a master's degree in banking and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. Andreas Holzmller is part of the Private Equity Goods and Products business unit, based in Munich. Before joining Partners Group, he worked at KPMG in Guernsey within their trust and company administration and was an auditor with Power & Hunter in Dublin. He holds a dual degree in business administration from the European Partnership of Business Schools in the UK and Germany, and is Vice Chairman of The Board of Zurich International School (ZIS). Dr. Anette Waygood is Global Head of the Corporate Legal business unit, based in Zug. Michael Barben is an Operating Partner and supports the development of Partners Group's Private Infrastructure business. Sarah Brewer is Co-Head of the Client Solutions business department and Head of Client Solutions for the UK, based in London. He holds an MSc from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland; an MBA from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and is an alumnus of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation. Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Health and Life Europe. Before Ringier, he was CEO of QXL Ricardo/Allegro, a publicly listed e-commerce company (at the LSE in London) which he sold to Naspers for 2bn CHF in 2008. Michael Gregg is part of the Private Equity Services business unit, based in Denver. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Australian Industrial Energy, DUET Group, Macquarie Group, Westpac Banking Group and Deloitte and Touche. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked as an attorney at Deutsche Bank, UBS and Br&Karrer and most recently as a member of the executive committee of Zuger Kantonalbank. Bilge Ogut is Head of the Private Equity Technology business unit, based in Zug. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 18 years of industry experience. Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Americas. Prior to joining Partners Group, Emel was a Partner at Deloitte AG, where she led the Insurance Audit and Assurance practice, which she built and established in Switzerland. Walter Keller is the Chairman of the Private Equity Direct Leads Investment Committee and a member of the Global Investment Committee, based in Zug. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at the Swiss Bank Corporation, SBC Warburg Dillon Read and IFZ Institute for Financial Services. Managing Director, Head Luxembourg, Platform Services. He holds a masters degree in finance and accounting from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. He has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has served as Chief Operating Officer from 2000 until 2014, a member of the Executive Office, and a member of the Global Executive Board. Previously, Ed was a Managing Director at the American Infrastructure Fund, where he focused on transportation, midstream oil and gas, and asset intensive real property infrastructure.