Stephane Pilloud
Managing Director - Head of Middle East & Asia
The move
MovePJT Park Hill → Berkshire Partners
TitleManaging Director - Fundraising → Managing Director - Head of Middle East & Asia
LocationDubai → Dubai
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveNo — same country
Years in UAE7.4
Total experience18.3 years
Career arc
- Managing Director - Head of Middle East & AsiaOct 2025 — Present
Berkshire Partners· Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Managing Director - Fundraising2019 — Oct 2025
PJT Park Hill· Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Director - Business Development & Fundraising2015 — 2019
StepStone Group· London Area, United Kingdom
- Advisor2012 — 2015
Family Office· Geneva & Hong Kong
- Investment Advisor2005 — 2009
Pictet Group· Geneva, Switzerland
- Analyst2004 — 2004
Moore Capital Management· New York, United States· Internship
Education
- IE Business SchoolMBA · Accounting and FinancePresent
- University of Geneva, SwitzerlandHEC Business School · FinancePresent
- Cornell UniversityMaster's degree · Applied Economics and Management Certificate in Business ManagementPresent
Top skills
Business DevelopmentPortfolio ManagementInvestor RelationsInvestmentsPrivate Equity
About
Stephane is a Managing Director, Investor Relations at Berkshire Partners, based in Dubai. He focuses on LPs across the Middle East and Asia. Stephane brings over 20 years of experience in private equity and fundraising. Prior to joining Berkshire Partners, he was a senior member of PJT Park Hill’s capital raising team, where he led the LP coverage in the Middle East. Before that, he served as a Director at StepStone Group, focusing on business development for the Middle East. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Geneva (HEC Business School) in Switzerland, an MBA from IE Business School in Spain, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA™) designation.