H.S.H. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein has been the CEO of LGT Group since 2006 and was appointed to the role of Chairman of LGT Group in 2021. Since the beginning of his tenure at LGT in 2006, the international Private Banking and Asset Management Group has increased its assets under management from USD 57 billion to more than USD 300 billion. LGT is fully controlled by the Liechtenstein Princely Family and employs over 5000 people in more than 20 locations worldwide.
H.S.H. Prince Max is the founder of Lightrock and LGT Venture Philanthropy as well as Chairman of Lightrock and a member of the Foundation Board of LGT Venture Philanthropy. Lightrock is a leading impact investing firm with over USD 3 billion in client assets under management. LGT Venture Philanthropy focuses on education, healthcare and ecosystem conservation and has invested over USD 100 million in selected organizations in its strategic target areas. H.S.H. Prince Max started his professional career in the private equity industry in 1993 as an investment analyst at JP Morgan Partners in New York. After five years in the United States, he returned to Europe in 1998 to work for the private equity group Industri Kapital as an Associate and Associate Director in London and Hamburg. In 2000, he rejoined JP Morgan Partners as a Director in London before becoming the head of JP Morgan Partners’ German office in 2003.
H.S.H. Prince Max holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in Business Economics from the European Business School.