Dr. Christian Katz
Dr. Christian Katz brings over 30 years of experience in financial services, with a career spanning leading global institutions and strategic leadership roles. He began his professional journey in investment banking, working in Zurich, Hong Kong, and London, while completing his PhD with magna cum laude in parallel with his international career.
In 1998, he joined JP Morgan in London, where he established the bank’s Equity Distribution business for Switzerland and a select group of global clients. He was later promoted to Head of Research Marketing for Equities, Bonds, and Derivatives across Europe. In 2006, Dr. Katz was appointed to lead Goldman Sachs International’s Swiss representative office and oversee the distribution of Equity and Equity Derivatives products.
He went on to serve as CEO of SIX Swiss Exchange, where he also held leadership roles as Vice Chairman of STOXX, Europe’s largest index provider, and President of the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE). During his tenure, he led a strategic transformation of the exchange’s technical infrastructure and launched several forward-looking technology and product initiatives.
Since founding his independent advisory firm, MainStrait, Dr. Katz has focused on board and advisory mandates, as well as business building in the financial services, fintech, and technology sectors. Having studied and worked across multiple countries, he is fluent in five languages and collaborates with a broad international network of clients and partners.Connect with Dr. Christian Katz on LinkedIn
Key Mandates
- MainStrait – CEO
- Bank Dreyfus – Board Member
- Banque Bonhote – Board Member
- Suneco – Board Member
- Amitis – Advisory Board Member
- Rosenblatt Securities – Fintech Advisory Board Member
- Helveteq – Senior Advisor
Former Key Mandates
- Credit Suisse Investment Partners – Board Member
- XTP – Board Member
- Saxo Bank (CH) – Vice Chairman
- SIX Swiss Exchange – CEO
- SIX Group – Executive Board Member
- Federation of European Securities Exchanges – President
- STOXX – Vice Chairman
- Scoach – Vice Chairman
- Goldman Sachs – Managing Director
- JP Morgan – Vice President
In the Media
| 26.03.25 | Finews.ch - Der erste Schweizer ETP auf 'Kunstwerke in Museumsqualität' |
| 01.07.24 | Fintech News - Erstes Direkt Lending Investmentprodukt in der Schweiz |
| 24.04.24 | Finanzmesse/Finance Fair - Roundtable on digital assets in a portfolio context |
| 16.04.24 | HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft - Bitcoin Halving und die Zukunft der Kryptoinvestitionen |
| 26.01.24 | Helveteq - First MBRC on crypto in Switzerland |
| 11.08.23 | Fintech News - 33% Coupon on Helveteq’s First Multi Barrier Reverse Convertible on Crypto |
| 21.06.23 | SAMBA - Investor roundtable on gold investments |
| 20.10.22 | Patrick L Young: Securitizing The Future - IPO live stream podcast |
| 13.06.22 | etfstream.com - Helveteq CEO Katz warns crypto investors are neglecting the ‘E’ in ESG |
| 24.04.22 | NZZ am Sonntag – Wie man in die Blockchain investiert, ohne Kopf und Kragen zu riskieren |
| 12.04.22 | institutionalmoney.com - Helveteq Lösung für CO2-neutrale Krypto-Investments |
| 11.04.22 | finews.com - Helveteq Goes Carbon Neutral on SIX |
| 20.07.21 | finews.ch - Neuer Beraterposten für Christian Katz |
| 29.03.19 | moneytoday.ch - Digitale Transformation und Open Banking – Fluch oder Segen für die Schweizer Banken? |
| “Profile aus Zürich“ Porträts und Geschichten - Dr. Connie Voigt, book publication | |
| “Die Börse” - Swiss Exchange AG, Christian Katz and other authors, book publication | |
| “Red Chips: And the Globalisation of China's Enterprises” - Charles De Trenck, Christian Katz and other authors, book publication | |
| "Foreign Banks in China" - Christian Katz, book publication, sold out |
Selected Partners
