Walter is a specialist in estate planning and international structuring, having gained over 20 years of experience serving leading providers such as UBS, Intertrust and MeesPierson, where he successfully developed the fiduciary and trust business from Switzerland.
Walter is a member of many professional associations and is a founder and committee member of the Swiss anti money laundering self-regulatory body, ARIF. He holds a variety of academic honours including a Diplôme in International Economics from the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales (Geneva), a Master in International Affairs from Columbia University (New York), a Diplome d’Etudes Francaises from the Université de Grenoble and a BA degree from the Drew University (New Jersey).
With his long standing expertise in fiduciary and estate planning matters, along with his fluency in French, English and German, Walter is one of the key contributors to the realisation of Vistra’s vision.