Summary
Reto Baumgartner is a Senior Portfolio Manager based in Zurich with nine years of experience managing multi-asset portfolios and a deep quantitative background. He holds a Dipl. Ing. ETH in Industrial Management and Financial Engineering and an MAS in Finance from UZH/ETH, combining rigorous engineering training with advanced finance expertise. At Fisch Asset Management he progressed from developing in-house portfolio and risk management software to leading portfolio strategy and implementation, reflecting both hands-on quantitative development and client-facing portfolio leadership. His career began with strategic and operational internships across banking, shipping, and e-business, giving him practical exposure to cross-industry risk and process challenges. Known for bridging technical implementation and investment decision-making, he brings uncommon fluency in building the tools that drive portfolio outcomes as well as managing those outcomes. Fluent in Swiss financial markets and risk systems, he blends academic rigour with pragmatic, production-focused solutions.
9 years of coding experience
Master of Advanced Studies in Finance, Master of Advanced Studies in Finance at University of Zurich and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich)
Dipl. Ing. ETH in Industrial Management and Manufacturing (Master), specialisation in Business Management and Financial Engineering, Dipl. Ing. ETH in Industrial Management and Manufacturing (Master), specialisation in Business Management and Financial Engineering at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
Matura, Wirtschaftsgymnasium, Matura, Wirtschaftsgymnasium at Kantonsschule Büelrain