Alexander is a partner and Global Head of Oliver Wyman’s Risk and Trading practice, based in Zurich.
He advises energy and commodity trading companies, industrial corporates, and major financial institutions on trading strategy, commercial optimization, and enterprise risk management. His work spans the design of trading and origination strategies, operating models, risk frameworks, and performance management approaches.
Alexander has extensive experience across oil, gas, power, and other energy commodities. He has supported clients in building and optimizing trading organizations, developing asset-backed origination strategies, and strengthening risk and performance management.
His work has included assignments for integrated oil and gas companies, energy trading organizations, national oil companies, banks, and major commodity suppliers across Europe, emerging markets, and Asia-Pacific.
The best trading organizations connect commercial ambition with disciplined risk management. When strategy, analytics, and risk work together, leaders can make better decisions, allocate capital more effectively, and capture opportunities with greater confidence
He also advises organizations across sectors, including energy and utilities, transportation, manufacturing, and aerospace and defense, on enterprise risk management. His experience ranges from developing risk-return portfolio optimization and capital allocation approaches to establishing dynamic financial planning and trading risk frameworks. He has also served as interim Chief Risk Officer for a major global energy trading organization.
Alexander holds a degree in industrial engineering from the Technical University of Karlsruhe, an MSc in operations research from the University of Massachusetts, and an MBA from Collège des Ingénieurs.