The AltAlpha Team

Bernarda worked for a Swiss private bank prior to joining BFI in 2000. During her tenure she has gained profound experience in trust and estate planning as well as regulatory considerations. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the Equinoctial Technological University of Ecuador, and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of London. She also holds a Trust and Estate Practitioners qualification (TEP) and is a member of the Swiss branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.

Dirk Steinhoff is a managing partner of BFI Infinity and, as the firm's Chief Investment Officer (CIO), takes the lead regarding the firm's investment process and investment decisions and investment research.  

Mr. Steinhoff personally advises a select group of BFI's clients regarding their investments and wealth preservation needs. He has been with BFI for over 10 years. Prior to BFI, Mr. Steinhoff successfully founded and built two companies in the realm of infrastructure and real estate management, and he worked as an independent asset manager for over 15 years.

Mr. Steinhoff holds a Master´s degree in Civil Engineering and Business Administration from the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

Frank R. Suess heads up BFI Consulting and the BFI group's overall business and strategy. He personally advises a select group of wealthy international investors and families with focus on cross-border planning and prudent wealth management.

His professional journey started in the realm of corporate re-engineering and management consulting. Prior to his building up the BFI group, Frank worked as a consultant at Andersen Consulting (today Accenture), and he later held a senior management position with Price Waterhouse, working as a strategic and operational management consultant to a number of international corporations. He holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley and a Bachelor's degree in Finance from Saint Mary's College.

Marc D. Seidel heads up our Alternative Investment practice.

He previously worked at Google and Facebook, where he launched and led market activation programs for Switzerland. He worked with startups to multinational corporations, helping them scale their business and revenue through online advertisement. He also worked at BFI for 9 years, holding various positions within the group. He founded three companies, one each in the health care, law digitalization and sustainability ecommerce sector.

He holds a Master’s degree having studied at the Universities of St. Gallen, Oxford, Stanford and Zurich. He is also a CAIA Charter Holder.

Marc P. Bernegger is a serial tech-entrepreneur who explored Bitcoin in 2012.

Besides co-initiating the AltAlpha Digital Fund in 2021, he co-founded the longevity company-builder Maximon, sits on the board of the Swiss Blockchain Federation and CfC St. Moritz. and he is the Chairman of Longevity Investors.

Marc started the party platform usgang.ch in his 20s, and later sold it to Axel Springer Media. He is also a co-founder of amiando, a ticketing platform, which was purchased by Xing and named “Global Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Marc was a founding shareholder and board member of Crypto Finance Group (acquired by Deutsche Boerse in 2021) and has been involved in crypto quants since 2018.

Marc holds a Master’s degree in law from the University of Zurich and is an alumni of the Singularity University.