Eelco Fiole

Dr Eelco Fiole, CFA is co-founder (2015) and the managing partner of Alpha Governance Partners (alpha-gp.com), which is focused on governance for sustainable and digital investment management globally. The six partners are spread over Europe, North America and Asia. As a trained B Leader, Dr. Fiole is also adjunct professor finance ethics at the Universities of Neuchâtel and Lausanne. He is a risk governance expert with current board mandates in sustainability, social impact, fintech, tokenisation, Web3 and private equity. A Dutchman based in Zurich, Eelco has almost 30 years in finance, of which over 15 years of board-, CFO- and COO-experience with multi-billion USD investment entities. He holds a PhD in economics (Basel) and post-grad degrees in a.o. environmental governance (Geneva), social innovation (Cambridge) and blockchain technologies (Barcelona) and various professional designations. Dr. Fiole has authored a book on corporate governance in financial institutions and various other professional publications, and regularly speaks on governance in finance and blockchain. Eelco volunteers in various high-end professional bodies. Multilingual, he has visited 100+ countries and has 20+ years of private exposure to China. He is one of four recipients of the 2022 Inspirational Leader Award of CFA Institute.