Thomas Meyer
Director
SimCorp
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Dr Thomas Meyer is Director for SimCorp, leading the development the Alternatives Strategy solution. He authored several books on investment and risk management
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Dr Thomas Meyer is the Director for SimCorp Luxembourg. His responsibilities include the development of SimCorp’s Alternatives Strategy solution.
Prior to joining SimCorp, Thomas played a leading role in building an Alternative Investment Fund Manager operations in Luxembourg and served as its Conducting Officer. His previous appointments include Head of Risk Management and Monitoring at the European Investment Fund, and Director of the EVCA (now Invest Europe) and Secretary of its Private Equity Risk Measurement Group. Thomas was also Chief Financial Officer at Allianz Insurance, Asia Pacific, and Intelligence Officer for the German Air Force.
Thomas is a Shimomura Fellow of the Development Bank of Japan and was a visiting researcher at Hitotsubashi University in Tokyo. He has authored and co-authored several books on investment strategies and risk management for illiquid alternative assets, with titles including ‘The Art of Commitment Pacing’ (2024, John Wiley & Sons), ‘Private Equity Unchained’ (2015, Palgrave MacMillan), ‘Beyond the J Curve’ (2011, John Wiley & Sons, translated into Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese).
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Speaker sessions (1)
Wednesday, 3 September 2025
16:00 - 16:40
Trends in private-market investment operations
- Custody
- Collateral and liquidity
- Sourcing
The momentum in private markets is unlikely to slow any time soon. With research suggesting private market AUM could grow more than twice as quickly as private assets over the next few years, an understanding of operations-related developments is crucial