Michael Sjostrom, CFA is Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer of Sectoral Asset Management (S.A.M.). Mr. Sjostrom was born in Denmark and raised in Switzerland.

He graduated in 1987 from the St. Gallen School of Economics, Law, Business and Public Administration in Switzerland with an M.B.A. in Finance and Economics.

He joined Pictet & Cie in 1993 as a pharmaceutical analyst after working for two other Swiss banks. He has been the portfolio manager of Pictet Global Sector Biotech Fund since its inception in 1994 and was head of the pharma analyst team for Pictet & Cie from 1994-2000. He is also co-founder of the Swiss Society for Investment Professionals.