René Nicolodi

René Nicolodi is the head of Equities and deputy head of Asset Management at Swisscanto Invest by Zürcher Kantonalbank. After starting his career at Swiss Bank Corporation and UBS, he held several positions in Investment Bank and Asset Management at Zürcher Kantonalbank prior to his current function. René received his Ph.D. in the area of ‘Sustainable Pension Fund Engagement’ from the University of Zurich (2006), and since 2009 has been a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). He also holds an Master in Digital Management from Hyper Island (2022). René is part of the ESG Commission of the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) and is Vice-President of Swiss Sustainable Finance.