Oliver is the head of out Financial Services Practice in Switzerland and also leads our global platform for central banks and sovereigns.
He is currently serving major global banks, finance and economic ministries, and central banks in several G20 countries. He gained vast experience as a decision-maker before moving to consulting some years ago, which he now leverages in helping clients develop and implement strategies in an increasingly complex and unpredictable environment due to political, economic, and regulatory developments.
He also advises clients during times of crisis when crucial decisions must be made under great uncertainty and time pressure. He tackles these challenging situations with a combination of strategic foresight and pragmatism, an approach that also characterizes his consulting philosophy.
One must combine strategic vision and political intuition with practical experience and craftsmanship to achieve sustainable and functional solutions for all stakeholders, even in the case of extensive transformations
Oliver started his career at a global investment bank and later served as the head of strategy at the newly founded Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority during and after the financial crisis.
He also served as representative on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the Financial Stability Board, and during the peak of the Euro crisis, he joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff, where he was one of the people in charge of the IMF’s involvement in distressed EU countries.
Oliver has a doctorate in economics from the University of Zurich. He enjoys sailing in the North and Baltic Seas and hiking in the Swiss mountains, preferably in the Engadin or the Bernese Oberland. He contributes to the global greater good as a member of the Bretton Woods Committee and other international initiatives.