DIRECTORS

Following a career spanning over 45 years across London and New York, Walter Gubert retired in June 2020 as Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase and Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa for the bank.

Walter joined J.P. Morgan in 1973 and became one of the key architects of the bank's transformation into investment banking. During his tenure, he developed the firm’s capital markets business initially in the US, and subsequently in Europe. Walter was also responsible for developing J.P. Morgan’s international M&A business in the early 1990s.

In the mid-1990s, he was appointed as Chief Executive Officer for the bank’s global investment banking business. Walter was further appointed to J.P. Morgan’s Board in 1998. In that position, he led the negotiations culminating in the merger with Chase Manhattan Bank in 2000. 

He holds a Law degree from the University of Florence, Italy, as well as an MBA from INSEAD Business School, France.  

Before founding Novum Capital Partners in 2018, Gabriele was a Managing Director at JP Morgan in Geneva, where he built a client portfolio of over USD4 billion across 30 families.

Gabriele’s specialty is advising his clients on their full balance sheet including all aspects of wealth planning, portfolio management and credit advice (including mortgage, jet, yacht and art financing, as well as complex credit deals).

Between 2011 to 2016, Gabriele served as a member of the JPMorgan Private Banking Advisory Council. He started his career at BSI in Lugano and moved to Geneva, where he led the bank’s advisory team.

Gabriele holds a degree from Bocconi University in Milan.

Prior to his retirement, James Walker was a Managing Director and Global Head of Investments for J.P. Morgan Private Bank. He spent 23 years with the Firm. Based in New York, James oversaw all investment solutions including brokerage and managed platforms. One of the largest providers of investment solutions for private clients in the industry, the business represents investments across all major asset classes, including discretionary multi-asset and single asset-class strategies, as well as traditional and alternatives manager selection platforms. James was responsible for overseeing over $500 BN in client assets under management with a particular focus on private investment relationships. James was a member of both the Wealth Management Operating Committee and the Asset & Wealth Management Operating Committees.

In prior roles, James was responsible for investment advisors globally. Before that he served as J.P. Morgan Private Bank’s Head of Investments for EMEA, and earlier in his career he was the Private Bank’s Head of Investments for the Western and Southern Regions of the United States. James joined the firm in 1996 as an Analyst on Municipal Trading Desk for J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and also served as a J.P. Morgan Investment Management Fixed Income Portfolio Manager.

James is currently a Partner at Cue Ball Capital. He serves as a Board Member for Silvur, Homelend, Flymingo and ArborKnot and an Investment Committee member for ACM Capital Management and Wahed Invest.

A native of Virginia, James earned his B.A. in History from the University of Virginia