Jan Karsten, CFP, CFA

Brazil

Jan Gunnar Karsten, CFP, CFA, has more than 30 years of experience in the Wealth Management/Asset Management industry. From 2016 to 2022, he served as CEO of Julius Baer Family Office the largest MFO in Brazil, recently sold to BTG Pactual.

He is currently a partner and CEO of Brainvest Brazil, a company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Karsten holds a degree in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and a master’s degree in Economics (strictu senso) from the same university. He also has a course in Strategy from the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) and holds the CFP and CFA certifications. Karsten is currently a member of the advisory board of Integral, one of the largest Brazilian Asset Managers in Private Debt and a member of the Investment Committee of Visão Prev, the second largest private pension fund in Brazil.

Karsten’s term on the FPSB Board of Directors ends on 31 March 2028.