One firm, one team, one process
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.
Philipp Wesner joined 2Xideas as Chief Technology Officer in August 2020 and made Partner in 2022. 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. He founded a software company in 2000 and from 2012 to 2016 worked as Managing Director at the Frankfurt-based “form Design Magazine”.
Philipp holds a Diplom in Business Mathematics (Dipl. Math Oec.) from KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt.
Kristian Arve joined 2Xideas as a Data Scientist in April 2018, became Co-Head of Development in January 2023, and made Partner in 2024. He earlier worked as a project manager at a consulting company during his studies, and also had prior experience as an independent quantitative futures trader.
Kristian holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Zurich.
Will Hardy joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in August 2020 and became Co-Head of Development in January 2023. He previously spent 15 years building, scaling, and securing numerous large software systems as an independent consultant in Europe and Australia.
Will holds Bachelor’s degrees in Software Engineering (Hons) and Laws from the University of Melbourne.
Adam Crowther joined 2Xideas as Co-Head of Development in September 2023. Adam had previously been an independent consultant since 2005, working as software engineer, tech-lead and solution architect in the banking and finance industries for clients such as Avaloq, Bank Vontobel and Credit Suisse. He specializes in large-scale portfolio and order management systems.
Adam holds a Diploma in Behavioural Biology from ETH Zürich (Dipl. Natw. ETH).
Ivor Majnarić joined 2Xideas in November 2023 as a Quantitative Developer. Before joining 2xideas, Ivor worked as a software engineer in the blockchain area for the Verum Capital, and for UBS in the automation team, implementing software solutions for both. After completing his studies, Ivor joined CAEmate, where he worked as an engineering software developer on the solution for structural analysis.
Ivor has a Master’s in Computational Engineering from the University of Rijeka (Croatia). As the continuation of his studies, he is currently pursuing a PhD in computational engineering at the University of Rijeka.
Vincent Mohiuddin joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in April 2022. He started his career developing investment data pipelines at Allianz Suisse for three years, after which he worked for two years as a software developer for an asset management company specialized in alternative assets.
Vincent holds a Master’s in Economics Engineering from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).
Christoph Hombach joined 2xideas as a Software Engineer in January 2023. Christoph started his career as a business analyst at R+V Versicherungen in Wiesbaden in 2016 and became a data analyst for an asset management company specialized in alternative assets in 2018. Here he was responsible for the comprehensive reporting for one of the company’s largest clients. In 2021 he became the Head of Software Development, where his main project was to build a cohesive database for the whole company.
Christoph holds a Diplom in Physics from Johannes-Gutenberg Universität Mainz and a PhD in Experimental Particle Physics from the University of Manchester.
Max Brauer joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in June 2021. Previously, he worked in a startup creating immersive AI and AR applications to develop brand experiences for its customers. Before that, Max worked as a Software Developer in the film industry, building complex applications for a range of companies.
Max holds a BSc in Computer Science from the BA Leipzig University of Cooperative Education.
Tom Bärwinkel joined 2Xideas as a Software Engineer in January 2022. He previously worked on the user experience and notification systems in IT monitoring software and in the automotive industry.
Tom holds a Master's in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry from the Technical University of Munich.
Sven Kircher joined 2xideas as a Software Engineer in June 2023. Sven started his career as a consultant in financial risk management. Since 2007, he worked in high frequency trading (HFT) for companies in Switzerland and Singapore. He gained broad experience ranging from IT-related tasks, leading the development of an HFT trading system, data analysis, prediction models, to order management and production monitoring.
Sven holds a PhD in Physics from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and an MSc in Financial Mathematics from the University of Oxford.
Tarek Al-Selwi joined 2Xideas as a Data Engineer in February 2021 and became Head of Data Engineering in March 2024. Previously, he worked as an IT Consultant for private banks in the UK, Luxembourg, and Germany, implementing banking systems and creating data pipelines, and for UBS on its Data Warehouse and Automation team in Switzerland.
Tarek holds a Master's degree in Economics and Financial Markets from the University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Emilia Zakrawacz joined 2Xideas as a Data Engineer in July 2023. Her experience focuses on topics such as modeling, quality assurance, and building ETL pipelines. Previously she worked as an analyst programmer for wealth management firms, private banks, and then as a data engineer for UBS and Elipslife.
Emilia holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Technology in Wroclaw, Poland.
Vladimir Potter joined 2Xideas as a Software Developer in April 2022. He previously spent more than 10 years designing and building mid-to-large software systems for companies throughout Europe, the US, and Australia.
Vladimir holds a Master’s in Informatics and Computer Engineering from Novosibirsk State University in Russia.
