I am the Founder and CEO of Opalesque, a publisher of specialist publications on alternative investments and family offices since 2003. With a global team of journalists, analysts, and experts, Opalesque produces newsletters, videos, roundtables, research, webinars and podcasts that reach over 90,000 users in 160 countries, including the respected HORIZONS: Family Office & Investor Magazine. I have interviewed some of the most astute and influential investors and asset managers in the industry, and moderated hundreds of panels and chaired conferences in all leading financial centers. I am also one of eight VIP Tutors of the revolutionary Opalesque Digital Master Class - Asset Raising, a proven system to raise assets and build a successful investment management business with 22 videos (over 5 hours), 71 workbook pages and 47 powerful Guerrilla Tactics - unique short-cuts to immediate results, available at https://www.fundmanager.tools. For this online course we have aggregated and systematized all critical insights and success strategies we have seen work over the last two decades for the best, brightest and most successful investment managers.As a Senior Advisor at Castle Hall, I contribute to the expansion of the firm's revolutionary DiligenceExchange platform, which helps investors worldwide manage the operational, ESG, cyber, and investment risks of asset managers. Castle Hall is a leading global provider of due diligence services, covering more than 2,300 funds and servicing $10 trillion in assets. I am also a Member of the Executive Council at Mintus, the first UK regulated investment platform democratising access to art as an alternative asset through fractionalisationn and a advisor to WineChain. WineChain has created a direct, secure and sustainable path between the creations of the top winemakers and their end consumers through a secure digital token marketplace. For the first time, the world's top winegrowers can connect directly with a global community of wine lovers and give access to their best wines and vintages.With over 30 years of experience in finance, I am passionate about delivering accurate, transparent, and insightful information to a notoriously guarded audience. I have a strong network of contacts and relationships across the globe, and a deep understanding of the trends, challenges, and opportunities in the active investment management, hedge fund and family office sectors. I speak four languages and have a degree in economics from Verwaltungs- und Wirtschaftsakademie München.