Global Executive Board

Bill Berry

Partner, Head Private Debt

Bill Berry is Head of the Private Debt business department, based in Denver. He is member of the Global Executive Board and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was Co-President of Capula Investment Management and worked at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch in a variety of senior roles including Global Co-Head of Counterparty Portfolio Management (CPM) and Head of EMEA Structured Credit and Securitization and Solutions. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University, New Jersey and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

René Biner

Partner, Chairman Global Investment Committee

René Biner is Chairman of the Global Investment Committee at Partners Group, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a master's degree in economics and business administration from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He is also a Swiss certified public accountant.

Mike Bryant

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Real Estate

Mike Bryant is Co-Head of the Private Real Estate business department, based in London. He is a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee and the Private Real Estate Investment Committee. He has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group he worked at GE Capital Real Estate, HVB Real Estate Capital, Erste Bank, Coopers and Lybrand, and Cushman and Wakefield. He holds a master's degree from Cambridge University, UK. He is also a qualified chartered surveyor.

André Frei

Partner, Co-Chief Executive Officer

André Frei is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group, based in Zug. Together with Christoph Rubeli, he leads the Executive Committee and the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 2000 and has 18 years of industry experience. Previously, he served as the Chief Risk Officer of Partners Group between 2008 and 2013 and he was the Head of the Client Services business department. He holds a master's degree in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland. He is also a CFA charterholder.

Adam Howarth

Managing Director, Head Portfolio Management Americas

Adam Howarth is Head of Partners Group's New York office and Head of Portfolio Management for the Americas. He was previously the Co-Head Private Equity Integrated Investments Americas. He is also a member of the Global Executive Board, the Global Investment Committee and the Private Equity Integrated Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at HarbourVest Partners, LLC and Credit Suisse. He holds an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business, USA.

Juri Jenkner

Partner, Head Private Infrastructure

Juri Jenkner is Head of the Private Infrastructure business department, based in Zug. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Global Executive Board. He is also a member of the Private Infrastructure Investment Committee. Previously, he served as Co-Head of the Private Debt business department and Head of the European Private Debt business unit. He has been with Partners Group since 2004 and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Privatbankiers Merck Finck & Co. He holds a master's degree in finance from the Lorange Institute of Business Zurich, Switzerland. He is also a certified European financial analyst.

Sergio Jovele

Partner, Client Solutions Europe

Sergio Jovele is Head of Partners Group’s London office and part of the European Client Solutions business unit. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 2005 and has 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Initiative Europe on private equity research assignments. He has published academic papers on American literature and holds a degree in literature from the Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli, Italy.

Andreas Knecht

Partner, Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel

Andreas Knecht is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Partners Group, based in Zug. He is Head of the Corporate Operations business department. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 2009 and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at a number of different law firms, including Niederer Kraft & Frey and at Man Group. He holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and an LLM from New York University, USA. He is also admitted to the Swiss bar.

David Layton

Partner, Head Private Equity

David Layton is Head of the Private Equity business department, based in Denver. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Global Executive Board. He is furthermore a member of the Global Investment Committee and the Private Equity Directs Investment Committee. Previously, he was the Head of Private Equity in the Americas. He has been with Partners Group since 2005 and has 15 years of industry experience. He has represented Partners Group on the Board of Directors of several portfolio companies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management in Utah, USA.

Dr. Kevin Lu

Partner, Chairman of Asia and Head Client Solutions Asia

Dr. Kevin Lu is Chairman of Asia and Head of the Asian Client Solutions business unit. He is a member of the Global Executive Board and Head of Partners Group’s Singapore office with over 250 professionals. He has been with Partners Group since 2014 and has 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was a member of the senior management team at the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, as its CFO and Asia-Pacific Regional Director. He is a Distinguished Fellow of INSEAD and has served on advisory boards of several international organizations, including the World Bank's Global Infrastructure Facility, Monetary Authority of Singapore's Financial Centre Advisory Panel, and the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on China. Dr. Kevin Lu has furthermore published commentaries in the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, Washington Post, Financial Times and the Straits Times. He holds a PhD in international finance and public policy from New York University, USA.

Marlis Morin

Partner, Head Client Services

Marlis Morin is Head of the Client Services business department, based in Zug. She is a member of the Executive Committee and the Global Executive Board. She has been with Partners Group since 2003 and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Credit Suisse Asset Management Funds, Raiffeisen Landesbank Suedtirol and Raiffeisenkasse Eisacktal. She holds a master's degree in international economics and business studies from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and Marquette University in Wisconsin, USA.

Stefan Näf

Partner, Head Client Solutions

Stefan Näf is Head of the Client Solutions business department, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. Previously, he was part of the Private Equity Directs and Primaries business unit and subsequently founded the firm's London office. He has been with Partners Group since 2000 and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at the European Institute for Risk Management (EIRM). He holds a master’s degree in banking and finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.

Amelia Räss-Fernandez

Managing Director, Head Human Resources

Amelia Räss-Fernandez is Head of the Human Resources business unit, based in Zug. She is a member of the Global Executive Board and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Salt Mobile/Orange Communications Switzerland, Zurich Financial Services and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds an executive MBA from the University of Zurich, Switzerland and a graduate degree in human resources management from the University of Manchester, UK.

Christoph Rubeli

Partner, Co-Chief Executive Officer

Christoph Rubeli is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Partners Group, based in Zug and Singapore. Together with André Frei, he leads the Executive Committee and Global Executive Board. He is a member of the Global Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 1998 and has 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS. He holds an MBA from INSEAD Paris, France.

Dr. Stephan Schäli

Partner, Chief Investment Officer

Stephan Schäli is the Chief Investment Officer of Partners Group, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. He is the Deputy Chairman of the Global Investment Committee, Chairman of the Global Portfolio Committee and a member of the Private Equity Growth Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 1999 and has 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at UBS and Goldman Sachs & Co. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Illinois, USA and a PhD in business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.

Dr. Yves Schneller

Managing Director, Head Investment Services

Dr. Yves Schneller is Head of the Investment Services business department and a member of the Global Executive Board, based in Zug. He has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Baer & Karrer. He holds a PhD in business law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland. He is also admitted to the Swiss bar.

Dr. Raymond Schnidrig

Partner, Chief Technology Officer, Head Technology

Dr. Raymond Schnidrig is the Chief Technology Officer of Partners Group and Head of the Technology business unit, based in Zug. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 2010 and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs and Finance Online GmbH. He holds a PhD in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.

Martin Scott

Partner, Head Client Solutions Australia

Martin Scott is Head of Partners Group’s Sydney office and Head of the Australian Client Solutions business unit. He is a member of the Global Executive Board. He has been with Partners Group since 2008 and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Zurich Investments, Tyndall Investment Management and Citigroup. He holds a marketing diploma from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia and studied business at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.

Anthony Shontz

Managing Director, Co-Head Private Equity Integrated Investments Americas

Anthony Shontz is Head of Partners Group's Denver office and Co-Head Private Equity Integrated Investments Americas. He is a member of the Global Executive Board and the Private Equity Integrated Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Pacific Private Capital and Prudential Capital Group. He holds an MBA from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management in Illinois, USA.

Dr. Michael Studer

Partner, Chief Risk Officer and Head Portfolio Solutions

Dr. Michael Studer is the Chief Risk Officer of Partners Group and Head of the Portfolio Solutions business department, based in Zug. He is a member of the Executive Committee, the Global Executive Board and the Global Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2001 and has 22 years of industry experience. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.

Marc Weiss

Partner, Co-Head Private Real Estate

Marc Weiss is Co-Head of the Private Real Estate business department and Head of the Private Real Estate Integrated Investments business unit, based in New York. He is a member of the Global Executive Board and the Global Investment Committee and Chairman of the Private Real Estate Investment Committee. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 31 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at Commonfund, Kenneth Leventhal & Company, Ernst & Young, LLP, UBS Asset Management and Pension Consulting Alliance, Inc., whose discretionary asset management business was integrated into Partners Group. He holds an MBA from the Cornell University Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management in New York, USA. He was also a certified public accountant.