Boris Maeder

Boris Maeder

Partner, Head of International Private Wealth Distribution EQT

Boris is a Partner and Head of EMEA within the Global Wealth Solutions team. He joined EQT Partners in 2026 and is based in the firm's Zurich office. Boris spent the prior 2.5 years as a Partner and Head of International Private Wealth Distribution at Coller Capital.

Before joining Coller Capital, Boris spent eight years as the Global Head of Private Markets Distribution at UBS Wealth Management, based in Zurich. Previously, Boris worked for five years as a Principal at the sovereign wealth fund Abu Dhabi Investment Council, where he oversaw their US private equity portfolio, based in Abu Dhabi.

Prior to his time in the Middle East, Boris was a Senior Vice President at Auda Private Equity in New York, where he ran US and European primary investments for five years. Boris started his career as an investment professional at the private markets divisions of Allianz and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in New York, Munich, and Frankfurt over the course of five years.

Boris holds a bachelor's degree (summa cum laude) from the International Management School Malente.

Day 1 | 24 November 2026

1:10 PM Lunch Workshop: Secondaries strategies: How can you use secondaries to build diversified private markets exposure faster and with greater control?

Building a diversified private markets portfolio can take years, require significant capital and expose portfolios to J-curve effects and concentration risk. As access widens through evergreen structures, a key question for investors is: where to start and how to deploy capital more effectively.

This workshop will explore why secondaries are increasingly seen as a natural entry point into private markets, offering immediate diversification across funds, geographies, sectors and vintages. Understand how secondaries can accelerate portfolio construction, improve cash flow profiles and integrate effectively into evergreen structures – without the delays, blind pool risk or capital drag of traditional approaches.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Boris.

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