Zoltan Szelyes is a leading research-based real estate investment expert in Europe with more than 22 years of industry experience. He is the CEO and owner of Macro Real Estate AG, an independent advisory firm specializing in real estate investments for institutional investors and investment managers in Switzerland and worldwide. He manages separate accounts for indirect real estate and provides strategic advice on real estate allocation, global macro trends, and market research to pension funds, family offices, and investment managers.
Previously, he served as Head of Global Real Estate Research at Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) for six years. From 2007 to 2014, he worked at the Swiss National Bank (SNB), where, as part of the executive management of the SNB Stabilisation Fund, he played a key role in its successful execution, which ultimately generated a profit of USD 3.8 billion for the SNB. Zoltan began his career as a research analyst at Credit Suisse in 2004.
He has a strong international network and was part of the INREV research committee (Chair in 2021).
He holds an MSc degree from the University of Berne and is a CFA and CAIA charter holder. Zoltan also teaches Real Estate Debt and International Real Estate at the University of Lucerne and is a frequent panellist and keynote speaker at major real estate conferences in Switzerland.
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