Egon von Greyerz

Founder and Chairman

Born with dual Swiss/Swedish citizenship, Egon's education was mainly in Sweden.

Egon von Greyerz began his professional life in Geneva as a banker and thereafter spent 17 years as the Finance Director and Executive Vice-Chairman of Dixons Group Plc. During that time, Dixons expanded from a small photographic retailer to a FTSE 100 company and the largest consumer electronics retailer in the UK.

During the 1990s, Egon von Greyerz became actively involved with financial investment activities including mergers and acquisitions and asset allocation consultancy for private family funds. This led to the creation of VON GREYERZ as an asset management company based on wealth preservation principles.

VON GREYERZ is now the world’s leading company for direct investor ownership of physical gold and silver outside the banking system. Our vaults include the biggest and safest gold vault in the world, located in the Swiss Alps. Clients include High Net Worth Individuals, Family Offices, Pension Funds, Investment Funds and Trusts in over 90 countries.

Egon von Greyerz makes regular media appearances and speaks at investment conferences around the world. He also publishes articles on precious metals, the world economy and wealth preservation.

Insights & Articles

The Era of Fake Money is Gone – Egon von Greyerz

In an interview with USA Watch Dog's Greg Hunter, Egon von Greyerz discusses his outlook for the world economy: "It appears clear to me we are going to see a 30% or so fall in the markets in the next...

Egon von Greyerz / August 31, 2022

AN AUTUMN WITH EPIC COLLAPSES OF STOCKS, DEBT, CURRENCIES, MUCH HIGHER INFLATION – LEADING TO POVERTY & SOCIAL UNREST

As generally is the case before major turns in markets, optimism is still high. But this autumn is likely to change all that as the unfortunate realities of our situation finally hit the world.

Egon von Greyerz / August 17, 2022

This Fall Will See Riots, Food Shortages, Massive Inflation, Social Unrest, Higher Gold Prices And Collapsing Stock Markets

"What I see in the autumn is much, much higher metals, high commodity prices, oil prices, etc, and crashing stock markets. Not a good scenario. And then on top of that because of the food situation an...

Egon von Greyerz / August 8, 2022