Olivier Bernard, CFA, FRM

Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Executive Committee
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Investment Manager

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​Olivier is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and is responsible for managing the firm’s finances and its daily operations. He holds over 25 years of experience in banking and finance across Zurich, Geneva, London, and Frankfurt.

Prior to his co-founding Amber Lion Partners, Olivier was team head at Bank Julius Baer (Zurich) in the investment management division. Before that, he held various positions at Societe Generale Private Banking (Zurich), such as relationship manager and head of portfolio management. He was also head of the Investment Committee and Board Member of the firm’s pension fund.

Prior to this, he served as portfolio manager at ING Private Banking (Zurich/Geneva) and as a liaison officer at Commerzbank (Frankfurt) in the securities lending department. He started his career at Carson Europe (London), a stock surveillance and investor relations company.

Olivier has been a CFA Charterholder since 2002 and is a Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Holder since 2006. He holds a MSc in Economics from the University of Lausanne and a DAS in Pension Fund Management from the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and the Arts.

Olivier Bernard

Amber Lion Middle East Ltd. is a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) firm regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and is only authorized to provide financial services to Professional Clients or Market Counterparties.