Steven George HOCH
Steven George HOCH

Steven George HOCH

Nomination Committee
Born in 1954 in New York U.S. and Swiss citizenship.
Married, 3 children
Elected to the Board 2006

CAREER

2002 – Present Highmount Capital, LLC, Boston & New York - Founder and Senior Partner of Highmount Capital, a U.S.-based investment management firm.

1994 – 2002 Pell Rudman Trust Company, Boston - Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Client Service.

1990 – 1994 Bessemer Trust Company, N.A., New York - Senior Vice President, Member of Management Committee.

1987 – 1990 Bank in Liechtenstein Trust Company and BIL, Trainer Wortham Inc., New York – Member of the Management Committee and Vice-President, Business Development.

1986 – 1987 Chemical Bank, New York – International Private Banking Division Vice President and Head of Europe/North America Group.

1978 – 1986 Chemical Bank, New York & Zurich (Switzerland) – Commercial bank training and account officer; Head of Corporate Banking for Switzerland.

EDUCATION

1975 – 1977 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Graduate cum laude with Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.

1973 – 1975 Colorado College, Colorado Springs
Liberal Arts program with courses in history, political science.

1969 – 1972 Phillips Academy, Andover (Massachusetts)

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Director, American Swiss Foundation (USA/CH)
Corporate Board member, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (USA)
Member of the National Board, Smithsonian Institution (USA).

LANGUAGES

English, Swiss German, knowledge of German, French.