Christian H. Kälin

Dr. Christian H. Kälin, TEP, FIMC, Chairman of Henley & Partners, is one of the world’s foremost experts in investment migration, a field he pioneered. Holding master’s and PhD degrees in law and a PhD in philosophy, he advises governments and international organizations and is the author and editor of many publications. These include standard works such as the Global Residence and Citizenship Handbook, Ius Doni: The Acquisition of Citizenship by Investment, the Quality of Nationality Index, and Free Global Cities. Dr. Kälin is also the inventor of global passport ranking, which is regularly published as the Henley Passport Index since 2006 in cooperation with IATA.

The architect of the modern investment migration industry, “Kälin is to citizenship by investment what Henry Ford was to the automobile – he may not have invented it, but he did standardize, popularize, and globalize it.” Dr. Kälin has been named by Bloomberg as the “Passport King” and is also internationally referred to as “Mr. Citizenship” due to his pioneering and visionary role in laying the foundations of an entire new industry, as well as being one of the academic thought leaders in modern citizenship theory and practice.

Trained as a banker, he also co-founded Arnova Capital, a Swiss investment management firm with a track record of over twenty years of consistent positive returns, and founded several other companies including SIP Medical Family Office, a leading medical concierge and preventive healthcare provider.

Dr. Kälin has also long been involved in philanthropic work and is the founder and chairman of Andan Foundation, a Swiss non-profit humanitarian organization under the supervision of the Swiss Federal government. It focuses on supporting displaced people and has established important partnerships, including with the UNHCR and UNICEF. The Foundation also established the USD 100,000 annual Innovation for Refugee Inclusion Prize in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.