Wolfgang Alkier
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Absolute Return Consulting GmbH
Wolfgang Alkier is co-founder and managing director of Absolute Return Consulting GmbH, an investment advisory company established in 2002. ARC provides advice and distribution services to select institutional and high-net-worth clients in Austria and German-speaking countries with the focus on absolute return and alpha-oriented funds. From 1996 to 2001, he served as a member of the Vienna State Assembly. Since 1992 he has managed a family portfolio primarily focused on alternative investments. In 1984 Alkier founded a business consulting and investment company under the name Dr. Alkier GmbH and later the subsidiary Consult USA Inc. based in New York. He holds master’' and doctorate degrees from the Vienna University of Business Administration and Economics. As a student, he held a fellowship in the United States.
Global Conference 2013
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, philanthropist Bill Gates and Strive Masiyiwa of Econet Wireless discuss advancing prosperity in Africa.