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Portrait of Michael Bürgisser, Co-founder & CEO of Helvetic Crest Advisors

Co-founder & CEO

Michael Bürgisser

Thirty-three years of international private banking, building trusted client relationships for some of the world's foremost wealth institutions with a client-centric, long-horizon approach.

Senior private-banking roles across Fortis, MeesPierson, Julius Baer and BNP Paribas, with a network spanning the DACH region, EMEA and APAC built over three decades of cross-border work — and enduring ties to Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Bahrain and Montevideo.

Deep investment expertise across bond trading, equities, ETFs and structured products, together with mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity and limited partnerships — planned, structured and executed for private and institutional clients.

More recently, a focus on digital assets: trading and custody solutions (hot and cold), staking and research, alongside pricing, lending against crypto, payments and settlement. He has led complex cross-functional projects, including Merrill Lynch International integration at Julius Baer, and sourced trading opportunities with fund and crypto platforms, banks, external asset managers and family offices.

Certification — FinSA Client Advisor (Fund Distribution), VisionCompliance, Geneva. Affiliations — British Chamber of Commerce · Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce · Swiss Chambers of Commerce · Swiss Bankers Association (SwissBanking) · Swiss Association for SWIFT & Financial Standards · ALFI · Swiss Funds & Asset Management Association.

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