Mirjana Wojtal, PhD

CEO

E: mirjana.wojtal@cfasocietyswitzerland.org

P: 0041 44 382 4244

Mirjana is Chief Executive Officer for the CFA Society Switzerland, one of the largest CFA Institute societies globally. She is responsible for implementing the Society's overall strategy and management. Core to her mandate is continuing to deliver outstanding member value, providing quality, independent and reliable content and resources for multiple key stakeholders and promoting high ethical standards in the investment industry. In her leadership role, Mirjana oversees all the Society’s staff and operations. Before assuming a role of CEO of CFA Society Switzerland, Mirjana was co-leading the University Relations Commitee where she was responsible for the strategy development and execution of the CFA Institute Research Challenge. Mirjana also worked with volunteer committees to execute successful Swiss Pensions and Generations Conferences. She further developed and maintained various initiatives in an ongoing effort to deliver, improve and refine Society's programs to its members. Mirjana is a trained neurobiologist and has previously worked as a scientific advisor and program director in a NPO, family office and at the University of Zurich and University of Groningen. 

Nadège Bregnard 

Nadège Bregnard has been the CEO of the Pension Fund of Canton Jura (CPJU) since December 2024. Prior to this role, she worked for major collective pension foundations (FCT and FCT 1e) as well as for the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. She holds a PhD in finance from the University of Neuchâtel and specializes in the governance and investments of Swiss pension funds. Nadège is also an occasional lecturer. In addition, she serves on the organizing committee of the CFA Swiss Pensions Conference Romandie and holds the CFA Sustainable Investing Certificate.

Valentin Girard, CFA

Valentin Girard is a portfolio manager at Swatch Group pension fund, based in Neuchâtel. Valentin has 18 years of experience across diverse fields like manager selection, investment advisory and portfolio management. He holds a masters degree in Financial Analysis from the University of Neuchâtel and is a CFA Charterholder. He also holds the Financial Risk Manager (FRM®) designation. He joined the Swatch Group pension fund in October 2024 to be part of the portfolio management team. Before that, he served several roles in the manager selection sector, first at UBS covering long-only funds and then at SIGLO Capital Advisors covering alternative investments. In 2014 he joined Banque Bonhôte in Neuchâtel as a portfolio manager in the asset management department. In 2021 he was hired by Credit Suisse where he was responsible for institutional clients coverage in Romandie.

Christina Böck

Christina Böck has more than 30 years of experience in asset management and institutional investing.
She acts as an independent investment expert on committees of institutional investors and advises
them on strategic investment topics, with a particular focus on private markets.
She began her career in 1994 as a portfolio manager in Paris and subsequently held leadership roles
at AGF and AXA Investment Managers, before becoming the CIO of Profond Pension Institution.
Christina then became a Partner at INDEFI in Paris, where she was responsible for business
development in the DACH region. Most recently, she served as Head of Strategy at Helvetia Asset
Management before becoming an independent advisor.
Christina holds degrees from HEC Paris and the University of Münster. She is a recognized speaker
and lecturer, is committed to diversity, and communicates fluently in three languages.
for business development in the DACH region. She holds degrees from HEC Paris and the University
of Münster. Christina is a recognized speaker and lecturer, advocating for diversity and communicating
in three languages.

Al Breach

Al Breach is co-Founder and co-CIO / Lead PM of Gemsstock Limited, the Investment Manager of the Gemsstock Fund, a global macro strategy. Al has managed the Gemsstock Fund (previously the Gemsstock Growth Fund) since late 2010. During 2003-2007 he was the Head of Research, Economist and Strategist for Brunswick UBS in Moscow. From 1998-2003 he was the Russia Economist for Goldman Sachs. Al also co–founded The Browser.com.

Professor Kerstin Preuschoff

Kerstin Preuschoff is an Associate Professor at the University of Geneva and Director of the Laboratory of Uncertainty, Collective Intelligence and Decision-Making (LUCID). A graduate of the California Institute of Technology, Professor Preuschoff was a researcher and lecturer at the University of Zurich and at the Brain Mind Institute of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne before joining the University of Geneva. With a background in engineering, artificial intelligence and neuroeconomics, her research explores how individuals and groups make decisions under risk and uncertainty, combining insights from neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral finance.

Professor Preuschoff focuses on three key areas:

Decision-making under uncertainty: Investigating how people assess risk, learn from feedback, and make financial and economic choices when outcomes are uncertain—drawing on behavioral experiments, computational modeling, and brain imaging.

Collective intelligence: Understanding how teams can make better decisions than individuals, especially in fast-paced, collaborative settings like hackathons or crisis situations.

Sustainable decision-making: Exploring how to foster long-term thinking and responsible behavior in financial and consumer choices, bridging short-term incentives with sustainability goals.

By blending academic research with practical applications, Professor Preuschoff’s work provides insights into how finance professionals, institutions, and policymakers can improve decision quality in high-stakes environments.

Tarlock Randhawa

Tarlock is an Investment Manager at Jupiter and was a managing partner of Origin Asset Management. Before joining Origin in 2005, Tarlock worked at Investec Asset Management where he was one of the architects of the company’s investment process and was a member of the Global Equity team. He also managed a number of charitable foundation portfolios. Prior to joining Investec, he trained as a general insurance actuary with PwC.

Tarlock is a graduate of Brunel University with a BSc Joint Honours Degree in Mathematics & Management.

Karim Ghannam

Karim Ghannam is the Global Head of Real Assets and Head of Alternatives, Singapore at HSBC Asset Management, a role he has held since August 2025. He leads the strategic development and management of real assets investment strategies, including listed, direct, and indirect investments, and serves on the HSBC APAC Real Estate and Energy Transition Infrastructure Investment Committees. Karim brings 28 years of experience in fund management and investment banking. Before HSBC, he co-founded 8F Investment Partners, focusing on food infrastructure investments. He previously held senior roles at Deutsche Bank, including Managing Director and Head of Alternatives & Fund Solutions, and Global Co-Head of DB Private Equity & Private Markets, overseeing multi-billion euro platforms and serving on executive committees. Earlier, Karim was a Partner at Argan Capital, leading European private equity deals, and held positions at Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, specializing in financing and M&A for industrial, energy, and telecom sectors. He holds a Master’s from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Montreal and a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University.

Al Breach

Al Breach is co-Founder and co-CIO / Lead PM of Gemsstock Limited, the Investment Manager of the Gemsstock Fund, a global macro strategy. Al has managed the Gemsstock Fund (previously the Gemsstock Growth Fund) since late 2010. During 2003-2007 he was the Head of Research, Economist and Strategist for Brunswick UBS in Moscow. From 1998-2003 he was the Russia Economist for Goldman Sachs. Al also co–founded The Browser.com.

Elise Mouliner

Elise Moulinier is a Senior Principal in Direct Lending based in Paris, where she leads a team responsible for marketing, originating, and managing direct lending investments across Continental Europe, with a particular focus on France. She joined PGIM in 2022 and holds an education from EM Lyon Business School.