Urs Wietlisbach

Bio

Is a founding Partner of Partners Group, a member of both the board of directors’ business development committee and private equity investment committee, serves as an executive vice chairman and is responsible for the firm’s marketing strategy. He was initially responsible for the firm's partnership investment activities and instrumental in building Partners Group's private equity funds portfolio and a global industry network. Later, he also focused on business development responsibilities, first in Europe, and subsequently in the USA and the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to founding Partners Group, he was an executive director at Goldman Sachs & Co. where, after assignments in London and New York, he was appointed head of the firm's institutional clients business in Switzerland. Previously, he was a relationship manager for multinational corporate clients at Credit Suisse in New York and Zurich. Master's Degree in Business Administration, The University of St. Gallen (HSG).