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We believe that attractive, consistent, and repeatable investment results cannot be achieved by an individual. Collaboration and collective decision making are thus at the heart of our firm, and are facilitated and optimized by our proprietary Technology platform.

02_Dr. Roger Meister
Dr. Roger Meister
CEO
Dr. Roger Meister

Dr. Roger Meister is the CEO and a founding Partner of 2Xideas. From 2008 to 2012, he served as CFO of a next-generation battery company, managing several legal entities in Europe and the US. Roger started his career at Bank am Bellevue as a sell-side equity analyst focusing on listed technology stocks. Concurrently, Roger built up an in-house venture capital fund for Bellevue Group and served on the boards of several portfolio companies.

Roger holds a PhD in Behavioral Finance and a Master’s degree in Information and Technology Management from the University of St. Gallen. He is also a CFA® charterholder.

03_Michael Stutz
Michael Stutz
CIO
Michael Stutz

Michael Stutz joined 2Xideas as Chief Investment Officer and Partner in September 2014. He worked as portfolio manager and later as head of portfolio management at a Switzerland-based multi-family office from 2008 to 2014, managing public and private investments, while also serving on the board of a private portfolio company. Michael started his career in private wealth management as a portfolio manager in 2005. He has been involved in the setup and management of a number of investment fund structures.

Michael holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. He is also a CFA® and CAIA® charterholder.

04_Stephan Welti
Stephan Welti
COO
Stephan Welti

Stephan Welti joined 2Xideas as Chief Operating Officer and Partner in September 2020. Previously, he was on the management team of Sygnum Bank, where he led the regulatory process to obtain the first-ever banking licence for a digital asset bank. From 2015 to 2018, he ran the Regulatory, Compliance & Legal FSI division of Deloitte Switzerland, including FINMA mandates. He also founded and led a management consulting firm during that time. From 2009 to 2015, he served on the Executive Committee of a leading Swiss private bank as Chief Risk Officer & General Counsel. Stephan started his career at an international business law firm.

Stephan holds a Master's in Law from the University of St. Gallen and a LL.M. in International Business Law (CAS) from the University of Zurich. He has participated in a number of expert groups, and has lectured on private and business law at the University of St. Gallen.

05_Philipp Wesner
Philipp Wesner
CTO
Philipp Wesner

Philipp Wesner joined 2Xideas as Chief Technology Officer in August 2020 and made Partner in 2022. He founded a software company in 2000 and from 2012 to 2016 worked as Managing Director at the Frankfurt-based “form Design Magazine”. From 2016 to 2020, Philipp worked at Swiss cloud provider Young Solutions AG, initially as Head of Software Development before being appointed CTO in 2018.

Philipp holds a Diplom in Business Mathematics (Dipl. Math Oec.) from KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.