Pascal Schmid

Pascal Schmid, CFA, currently serves as Group Chief Risk Officer at Crypto Finance Group since 2022. Prior to this role, Pascal held various positions at KPMG Switzerland from 2018 to 2022, including Senior Manager in Risk Management and Treasury Services, and spent four years at EY in Risk Advisory focused on Treasury Services. Pascal also contributed to academia as a lecturer on Corporate Treasury and Financial Risk Management at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland in 2014-2015. Previous experience includes serving as Deputy Group Treasurer at Omya Management, Managing Consultant at ifb Suisse AG, and Auditor specializing in Financial Services at EY. Pascal began a career in banking at Credit Suisse from 1992 to 2001, primarily in Key Account Management. Educational qualifications include a Chartered Financial Analyst designation from the CFA Institute and a Swiss Certified Public Accountant designation from Akademie für Wirtschaftsprüfung in Zurich, along with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from ZHW Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur.