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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.

Sascha Hirling joined 2Xideas as Head of Finance in September 2023. Previously, he was an audit manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, where he was responsible for both the regulatory and financial audit of a diverse portfolio of asset & wealth managers. Before transitioning to the financial services sector in 2016, Sascha worked as an auditor within the industrial services sector for PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH, Germany, where he focused on the audit of large industrial conglomerates. 

Sascha is a Swiss Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Taxation and Business Law, with a specialization in Accounting and Controlling from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW).

Ridon Gashi joined 2Xideas as Financial Controller in January 2024. Previously, he worked in auditing at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, where he was responsible for auditing various asset management companies.

Ridon holds a Master of Science in Economics with a specialization in Finance, Controlling, and Banking from the University of Basel.

Adrian Kunz joined 2Xideas as an RFP Manager in June 2021, and was appointed Head of Fund Operations in September 2022. Previously, he worked on Man Group’s Sales Management team as Head of Market Intelligence. Adrian started his career as a fund analyst at a Zurich-based wealth manager.

Adrian holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Zurich.

Elina Stutz joined 2Xideas as a Fund Operations Manager in November 2019. Previously, she worked on the client reporting team at Vontobel Asset Management, and in operations at Sp-Fund Management Company.

Elina holds a Master’s in Business Administration specialized in Future Studies and Customer-Oriented Services from Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Finland.

Joachim Riedlechner joined as the Head of 2Xideas Europa AG in Vaduz, Liechtenstein in July 2022. Prior to that, he was managing director of a FMA licensed multi-family office in Liechtenstein. Previous experience includes a broad range of roles throughout investment management, including trading, portfolio management, and middle office with various banks and asset managers in Liechtenstein.

Joachim holds a BA in Business Administration and a diploma as a Certified International Investment Analyst CIIA®.