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Dr. Bernd Scherer

Experienced CIO | Portfolio & Risk Management Expert | Former Finance Professor (EDHEC) | Applying first-principles thinking to complex financial problems | All opinions are my own
19.4 yrs experienceFinancial Services
Jan 2024

The move

MoveLBBW Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH → Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
TitleChief Investment Officer / Geschäftsführer → Head of Portfolio Implementation
LocationBaden-Württemberg → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Germany → Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
UAE federal / sovereign destinationYes ★
Years in UAE2.7
Total experience19.4 years
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) headcount1,001-5,000 employees
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) industryFinancial Services
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) HQAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) founded1976
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) typeGovernment Agency

Career arc

  1. Advisory Board - EDHEC PHD in FinanceJun 2025 — Present
    EDHEC Business School· Frankreich· Freelance
  2. Head of Portfolio ImplementationJan 2024 — Present
    Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)· Abu Dhabi, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate· Full-time
  3. Editorial Board MemberDec 2023 — Present
    Financial Analysts Journal· Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
  4. Head of Quantitative Portfolio ManagementSep 2023 — Jan 2024
    Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)· United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  5. Chief Investment Officer / GeschäftsführerSep 2021 — Sep 2023
    LBBW Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH· Baden-Württemberg, Germany· Full-time
  6. Editorial BoardNov 2019 — Present
    The Journal of Systematic Investing
  7. GeschäftsführerMar 2019 — Sep 2021
    Lampe Asset Management GmbH· Düsseldorf Area, Germany
  8. Head Of Private Wealth Portfolio Management, Head of Product DevelopmentMar 2017 — Feb 2019
    Bankhaus Lampe KG· Düsseldorf Area, Germany
  9. Research AssociateJan 2016 — Present
    EDHEC-Risk Institute
  10. Managing Director, Chief Investment ArchitectAug 2015 — Feb 2017
    Deutsche Asset Management· Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  11. Chief Scientific OfficerSep 2014 — Jul 2015
    First Private Asset Management· Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
  12. Editorial Board MemberJan 2007 — Present
    Journal of Asset Management

Education

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