Stefan Hepp

Biography

Stefan Hepp

Dr. oec. HSG (St. Gallen), MBA (Chicago Booth), M. Soc. Sc. (Birmingham)

 

Year of birth | Nationality

1963 | German, Swiss

Professional history and education

Stefan, a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with more than two decades of experience in private markets, has co-founded a real estate asset management company in partnership with INIZIA Group - a Swiss real estate developer at the forefront of AI-driven real estate. He assumed the CEO & Chairman role until the acquisition of the company in 2022.

Stefan’s professional journey includes serving as the Global Business Leader in Private Markets for Mercer, Marsh & McLennan Company (MMC). This appointment came in 2015 after the successful sale of SCM Strategic Capital Management AG, an international private market investment manager he co-founded in 1996. Before SCM, Stefan was a member of Bank Morgan Stanley’s Management Committee and established the firm’s institutional equity business in Switzerland. He began his career in London and Paris, where he honed his skills working for Morgan Stanley International and, Salomon Brothers (London), and Meeschaert-Rousselle in Paris.

Stefan’s academic credentials include a PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, a Master’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Birmingham, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He also holds an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. He has written several books on finance topics and contributed to financial journals and newspapers. In January 2024 he published the acclaimed Private Capital: The Complete Guide to Private Markets Investing, Wiley  & Sons, ISBN: 978-1-394-21769-4.

He has also been a consultant for international organizations such as the World Bank (Washington DC) and the American Enterprise Institute. Since 2022, he has been a member of the faculty at The University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business.

Other activities and functions

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business

Member of the Board of Directors of Banco Itaú SA

Member of the Investment Committee of the Pension Fund of the Swiss Utilities

Member of the Examination Board of the Swiss School for Pension Fund Management

Member of the Editorial Board of the Swiss Journal for Pension Fund Management (Schweizer Personalvorsorge)

Trustee Steinbock Foundation at the University St. Gallen

Global Leaders Group – EMEA Chapter, Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business

Academic Areas

• Entrepreneurship