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Claudio Burkhard

Senior Fellow

Biography

Claudio Burkhard is a Senior Fellow at Swiss Economics. He has broad professional experience in the finance, insurance and energy industries and has also worked in the education sector for a long time. Claudio Burkhard has in-depth expertise in quantitative methods and in-depth industry knowledge in the financial industry and many years of project and leadership experience. He supports projects in quantitative an analytical issues, especially in the cryptofinance sector.

Work Experience

  • Senior Fellow at Swiss Economics (2022 –)
  • Deputy Managing Director/Head Risk Management/Head of Governance, Generali Investments Switzerland (2015 – 2021)
  • Principal, Swiss School of Milan (2012 – 2014)
  • Risk Manager Trading & Sales/Head Risk Management, Axpo AG (2006 – 2012)
  • Actuary/Team Leader, Swiss Life (2001 – 2005)
  • Grammar School Teacher for Physics and Mathematics (1991 – 2001)

Education

  • Master of Science, ETH Zurich, Physik
  • CAS Statistics, University of Berne
  • CAS Finance, Universities of Basel/Zurich
  • MBA Rochester University (NY) / EMBA University of Berne
  • FRM
  • Member of the Swiss Association of Actuaries (SAV)

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Projects (selection)

  • Reversion of hydropower concessions (2023). What are the reversion strategies of the mountain cantons? What do they mean for the canton of Zurich? Is there a need for action? Client: Study for AWEL.  
  • Economic Audit of a Lending Protocol (2022). Exactly is an algorithmic credit market protocol built on the Ethereum blockchain. Exactly asked Swiss Economics to review their protocol design. Client: Exactly.  
  • Token economics for a decentralized exchange (2022 – ). What is the impact of token distribution and rewards on the success of Pact? Client: Pact.fi.