Team

  • Manuel Gerber, Rome

    Manuel Gerber

    Partner, Modern and Post-war Art

    Manuel pioneered quantitative research in art market econometrics and has been advising private and institutional clients from across the globe on collecting and art investments since 2006. A founding member of an early private art fund, he has previously held academic, executive and board positions in Europe, the US, the Middle East and Asia.

     

    Manuel holds a PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology and Ancient Near Eastern Languages and is a Sloan Fellow of London Business School.

     

  • Photo Credit: Randy Tischler

    Thomas Stauffer

    Partner, Post-war and Contemporary Art

    Thomas has been a passionate collector of contemporary art since his teenage years. Before co-founding Gerber & Stauffer Fine Arts, he held various senior management positions, inter alia with Starbucks Switzerland/Austria and the Swiss Army.

     

    Thomas serves as President of the Swiss Art Trading Association (khvs.ch) . He has degrees in Economics and Human Resource Management as well as a post-graduate degree in Arts and Cultural Management. 

     

  • Hannah Halbheer

    Hannah Halbheer

    Junior Director, Contemporary Art

    Hannah began her artistic education at Liceo Artistico, Zurich, which laid the foundation for her deep interest in contemporary art. During her studies at the University of St. Gallen, her research electives focused on the art market. Various projects and internships in Switzerland, Sweden and South Africa further expanded her understanding of global artistic perspectives.

     

    Upon completing her master's degree, Hannah established the art advisory service for private clients at Zurich's oldest private bank. She is passionate about community building and creating meaningful dialogues across borders, cultures and generations.