Alexandar E. Brunner

Alexander E. Brunner (49) studied at the University of St. Gallen HSG in Switzerland before working internationally for many years in alternative investments and hedge funds.

He is the author of several reports and a book about crypto, blockchain, and Web3: “Crypto Nation Switzerland” (2019), the “Swiss Digital Asset and Wealth Management Report 2021”, the “Swiss Digital Asset Market Report 2022”, and the “Swiss Digital Asset Custody Report 2023.” He is writing his next book about the Swiss AI ecosystem, based on 60 interviews with leading Swiss founders, executives, researchers, politicians, and investors.

Alexander is CEO of Brunner Digital, a Swiss-based advisory firm for international fintech, Web3, and AI companies entering the Swiss market. The company has clients from the US, the UK, the EU, Korea, Taiwan, and Switzerland and advises several governments on the Web3 ecosystem.

Alexander is a frequent international speaker and news commentator. From 2015 until 2022, he was a Member of Parliament in the City of Zurich. He was also a commander in the Swiss armed forces for 16 years.