Marc-Olivier Buffle

Marc-Olivier Buffle joined Pictet Asset Management in 2014 and is Head of Client Portfolio Managers and Research in the Thematic Equities team, an internal member of Global Environmental Opportunity’s advisory board and of Pictet’s Environmental Policy Committee. 

Prior to that Marc was a member of the Board of the Swiss Climate foundation and of Pictet’s Sustainability Board. Before joining Pictet, Marc was at RobecoSAM where he acted as Head of industrials and water equity research, as well as co-Head of Sustainability Investing research. He was responsible for the research methodology underpinning the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index. Prior to that he was responsible for water technologies business development in EMEA at the Danaher Corporation. Marc started his career at Trojan Technologies in London Canada, where he led a R&D team focusing on advanced water treatment technologies.

Marc holds a MSc in engineering from the ETH in Zurich, and a PhD from EAWAG in Environmental Chemistry and is the author of patents, scientific articles, technical and financial publications.