Patrick Schwendener began their work experience in 2004 as the Head of Deals Healthcare and Director at PwC Switzerland. Patrick worked in various roles at PwC, one of the largest providers of assurance, advisory, tax, and legal services. In 2007, they joined KV Business School Zürich as a Lecturer, teaching capital budgeting classes. At the same time, they also worked at EXPERTsuisse as the Co-Leader of the course on company valuation using the Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method. Their role at EXPERTsuisse ended in 2014.
Patrick Schwendener holds a Master's degree in Strategy and Organization from the University of St.Gallen, which they completed from 1998 to 2004. In 2005, they obtained a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification from the CFA Institute. In 2010 to 2011, Patrick pursued further education at the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association in Amherst, USA, earning a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) certification. Additionally, in 2004, they received a Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) from the University of Cambridge.
October, 2004 - present