Stefan Hepp, a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with more than two decades of experience in private markets, cofounded 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 and 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. This appointment came in 2015 after the successful sale of SCM Strategic Capital Management AG, an international private market investment manager he cofounded 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, as well as Salomon Brothers (London) and Meeschaert-Rousselle in Paris.

He has 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 Chicago Booth.

He also 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.

Stefan’s academic credentials include an undergraduate degree in business administration from the University of St. Gallen, a master’s degree in social sciences from the University of Birmingham, an MBA from Chicago Booth, and a PhD in economics from the University of St. Gallen.