Management
Management & Senior Advisors
Entrepreneurial leadership, capital-markets experience and international execution.
WFides combines operating experience, investment expertise and international business development. The team has worked across technology, energy, real estate, infrastructure, financial markets and complex cross-border projects, bringing together the perspectives of entrepreneurs, executives, investors and advisors.
This multidisciplinary background is central to the Family Office model: investment decisions are assessed not only through financial metrics, but also through management quality, commercial execution, strategic positioning, operational feasibility and geopolitical context.
Key focus areas
- 01Entrepreneurial company building
- 02Capital markets and investment expertise
- 03International operations and execution
- 04Energy, technology and real-asset sector knowledge
- 05Global network and cross-border perspective

CEO
Alexandra Schawalder Li Vigni
Alexandra Schawalder Li Vigni brings extensive international operations and management experience to WFides. She joined WFides in Dubai in 2015 and continued with the group following its relocation to Switzerland. Her background includes high-intensity operational leadership at Zurich Airport and the coordination of international projects across solar, wind, real estate and technology. Fluent in five languages, she contributes strong execution, cross-cultural management and operational discipline to the Family Office.

Board Advisor
William Tamaloust
William Tamaloust is an entrepreneur and senior executive with more than 25 years of experience building, scaling and advising companies across international markets. His background spans technology, software, energy and strategic investment, including participation in successful public-market listings, trade sales and major growth initiatives. At WFides, he contributes investment strategy, company-building experience, international business development and expertise in energy and technology opportunities.

Board Advisor
Joël Kohli
Joël Kohli brings more than two decades of securities, investment advisory and private-banking experience. His career includes senior roles and responsibilities across Swiss and international wealth-management institutions, with experience in equities, foreign exchange, derivatives, asset allocation and investment advisory for affluent and ultra-high-net-worth clients. He contributes capital-markets discipline, portfolio perspective and financial-investment expertise to WFides.

Board Advisor
Elie de Rothschild
Elie de Rothschild is an entrepreneur with a varied career path who is passionate about the history of high-end banking. After studying management, finance and investment strategies, he founded a group focused on education and entertainment, before moving into property, new technologies and, finally, commodities. His openness, together with his extensive experience in international trade, private equity, public relations and diplomacy, are all assets for Wfides and its clients and suppliers.
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