Uwe Ketelsen

Uwe joined 7IM in February 2021 as Head of Portfolio Management. He has more than 20 years of experience in investment management, spanning top-down and bottom-up research, asset allocation, fund selection, and portfolio & risk management, across both traditional & alternative investments.

Uwe began his career at UBS in Switzerland and the United States, focusing on economic research, country & industry risk analysis, and loan portfolio management. He then joined Dresdner Bank in Switzerland as Portfolio Manager & Equity Analyst and designed Dresdner’s Alternative Investment Platform. He joined Barclays Wealth in the UK in 2005 building its alternative investment product offering, with a particular focus on property and commodities. For the last 13 years, Uwe has held various leadership roles in investments at Coutts, most recently as Head of Fund Research. He has developed a passion for transparency, liquidity, and delivering value for money to clients, as well as patient investment and active engagement.