Alan Picone

Partner, Asset Management Market Leader

KPMG in Luxembourg

Alan is the Asset Management Market Leader at KPMG Luxembourg. He is responsible for ensuring that the full power of the firm’s cross-functional expertise in the asset management space is made available to our clients in a commercial and relevant way, to help navigate and drive optimized sustainable growth both for clients and the broader market. With over 20 years of experience in the financial ecosystem and investment fund industry, Alan has held C-level industry positions and senior consulting roles, gaining experience and practical insights across the full spectrum of the asset management market and its dynamics. As a trusted advisor to our clients, he helps asset managers protect and enhance their core business value through advising on transformation initiatives and assisting them in navigating the different facets of their transformation journey, whether strategic, operational, digital, or regulatory.

Areas of expertise

  • Asset management ecosystem, value chain and operations (traditional and alternative strategies) across the full spectrum of market players

  • Engagement lead / consulting support towards asset managers / alternative players across their transformation journey: strategy design, target operating model definition, operating model reviews, licensing, design of policies and procedures, scalability optimization, operational effectiveness assessment 

  • Industry market intelligence, acquired through proprietary surveys, and covering strategy, operations, peer-group benchmarking, regulatory supervision programs, on-site inspections, evolving industry practices   

  • PhD in Theoretical and Statistical Physics – Université Henri Poincaré (Nancy, France)

  • Preparatory Research Program in Quantum Physics – Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris, France)

  • Engineer with master’s degree in Physics and Mathematics – Ecole Polytechnique (Palaiseau, France)