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Leadership Team
Executive Chairman
 Klaus Schwab
Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum
Qualifications
Studied at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and the Universities of Fribourg and Harvard. Degrees include Doctorates in Mechanical Engineering and in Economics (summa cum laude).
Career
1972-2003, Professor of Business Policy, University of Geneva. Author of several books, the yearly Global Competitiveness Report (since 1979) and numerous other publications. Founded the World Economic Forum in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and built it into the foremost global partnership of business, political, intellectual and other leaders of society committed to improving the state of the world. Co-founder (1998), with his wife Hilde, of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, supporting social innovation around the world. Founder (2004) of The Forum of Young Global Leaders. Has been active, in addition, in editorial, academic and public service organizations, as well as in UN-related high-level functions. Academic distinctions include Honorary Professorship and six honorary doctorates. For his initiatives undertaken in the spirit of entrepreneurship in the global public interest and for his reconciliation efforts in several regions he has received numerous international and national honours, including the Knighthood (KCMG) bestowed by H.M. the Queen of England. Professor Schwab was born in Germany in 1938.
Managing Board
 Robert Greenhill
Chief Business Officer
Qualifications
Robert received a BA from the University of Alberta, Canada, and a MA from the London School of Economics. He also has a MBA from INSEAD, the European Institute of Business Administration.
Career
With a strong interest in global issues, Robert has combined a career in international business with a commitment to international public policy. He started his career with McKinsey & Company. In 1995, he joined Bombardier Inc., Canada's leading aerospace and rail-transportation manufacturer, where he occupied a number of senior posts, including Senior Vice-President of Strategy. He became President and Chief Operating Officer of Bombardier International in 2000. In 2004, he joined the International Development Research Centre as Senior Visiting Executive. In May 2005, Robert was appointed President of the Canadian International Development Agency, Canada's premier international development and humanitarian assistance organization. He also serves as Alternate Governor for Canada on the Board of Governors of the World Bank Group and sits on the Board of Governors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
 Richard Samans
Managing Director
Qualifications
Rick received a BA in Economics and French from Tufts University. He completed a Masters degree in International Affairs at Columbia University.
Career
Rick began his career in 1982 with Credit Lyonnais USA as Corporate Lending Officer. He then became Legislative Assistant to a member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, between 1985 and 1988. Until 1991, Rick was a Professional Staff Member and Senior Legislative Assistant to the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. From 1992 to 1993, he was an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations in London and Washington DC. Rick was then Associate Director and Staff Director for the Subcouncil on Capital Allocation on the Competitiveness Policy Council between 1993 and 1996. Thereafter, he held the position of Economic Policy Adviser to the Senate Minority Leader until 1999. Rick served the Clinton Administration as Special Assistant to the United States President for International Economic Policy, from 1999-2001. He was an Adjunct Faculty Member and Guest Lecturer in International Relations at the School of International Service, American University. Rick joined the World Economic Forum in 2001 as Director of Global Issues, and as an Associate Member of the Managing Board. He was appointed Managing Director in August 2003.
 André Schneider
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer
Qualifications
André is a Classical Orchestra Musician and received a Diploma from the Richard Strauss Konservatorium in Munich. He has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Geneva.
Career
André launched his career in the music world as a classical musician. He has played for the Philharmonic Orchestra of Berlin, the Staatstheater Kassel, the Symphony Orchestra of the Radio Saarland and the Lucerne International Festival Orchestra. He then concentrated on his interest in Information Technology and became a Researcher in parallel computers for the European Community. At IBM Consulting Group, he was Product Developer, Consultant and Principal. Before joining the World Economic Forum in 1998, he was an IT consultant for various companies and organizations and a member of numerous committees. In 2000, André was appointed Director of Knowledge Management and Associate Member of the Managing Board. He has been a member of the Managing Board since January 2003. André is a consultant for various companies and organizations and speaks on IT-related topics.
Managing Director (non member of the Board)
 Adrian Monck
Managing Director, Communication and Media Relations
Qualifications
Adrian Monck holds an MA in Modern History, Oxford University (Exeter College, 1985-1988) and an Executive MBA from the London Business School, where he graduated in 2001
Career
Adrian began his career at CBS News in 1988 before moving to ITN where he was Senior Producer for News at Ten; Foreign Editor at ITV News; and Managing Editor at Channel Five News. Monck then moved to Sky News as Executive Producer. During his journalism career, he won the Royal Television Society award for news coverage of the Dunblane massacres; the Royal Television Society award for innovation at Channel Five News; overall prize in the New York Festivals; and a Gold medal for his special report on Rwandan aid. He has served as a judge for the International Emmy Awards and British Press Awards among others. He is the author of Can You Trust the Media? and co-author of Crunch Time and Crunch Time: How Everyday Life Is Killing Our Future.
Monck was most recently Head of Journalism and Professor of Journalism at City University London. City University London is Britain's largest graduate journalism school, educating media leaders from the United Kingdom and around the world, with nearly 600 students and over half at the postgraduate level.
Additionally, Monck sits on the Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Future of Media. He has authored three books and maintains his own blog (http://adrianmonck.com, http://adrianmonck.com/). He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and the Royal Television Society.
 Gilbert Probst
Managing Director, and Dean of the Global Leadership Fellows Programme
Qualifications
Gilbert was awarded both his PhD in Economic and Social Sciences and MBA from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Career
Professor Probst's career spans both academia and commerce. He is currently Professor for Organisational Behaviour and Management and Director of the Executive-MBA programme at the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
He was a lecturer and vice president of the Institute of Management, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland; and a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, University of Vienna, and International Management Institute, Geneva. He is also an award-winning author, collaborator and editor of a number of books and articles.
He's advised a variety of global corporations, from BMW and Deutsche Bank to Siemens and Winterthur Insurance, and has been a board member for Kuoni, Holcim and Acqiris. He founded the Geneva Knowledge Forum of 18 companies, the Center for Organizational Excellence at the Universities of St Gallen and Geneva, and the Strategic Knowledge Group, Zurich. He is board president of the Swiss Top Executive Training (SKU).
He was appointed Managing Director, and Dean of the Global Leadership Fellows Programme, World Economic Forum, in February 2007.
 Lee Howell
Managing Director, Head of Programming & Global Agenda Councils
Qualifications
Lee received a BA in East Asian Languages & Literature and a BA in Economics from the University of Maryland. After completing his JD in Delaware, he received his LLM from the Washington College of Law at American University. He is currently working on his doctoral dissertation at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Career
Lee began his career in international affairs as a Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC (1993-1996). He then directed the corporate and public policy programs at the Japan Society in New York (1996-1999). In 2000, Lee served as a consultant to Madame Sadako Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and developed initiatives in Rwanda and Bosnia-Herzegovina to promote reconciliation.
At the Forum, Lee was responsible for the program of the 2002 Annual Meeting which took place in New York City in a demonstration of international solidarity after September 11th. He then left the Forum from 2002 to 2003 to serve as a Senior Policy Advisor at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He returned in 2004 as Director and Head of Asia and was promoted to Senior Director in September 2007. In August 2008, he became Head of Programming with responsibility for developing the programmes for the Annual Meeting in Davos, Annual Meeting of New Champions in China and the Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai. In May 2009, Lee also assumed responsibility for the Network of Global Agenda Councils. He was appointed Managing Director in September 2009.
Senior Directors
David Aikman
Senior Director, Head of The Forum of Young Global Leaders
Qualifications
1995, BA (Hons) in English and German Literature, Dalhousie University, Canada; 2003, MBA, IMD, Switzerland.
Career
1995-2002, International Olympic Committee, Switzerland: Marketing Coordinator, Licensing; Marketing Manager, Licensing; Marketing Group Manager, Business Development; 2003-2005, Associate Director, Global Institute for Partnership and Governance; since 2005, current position.
Piers Cumberlege
Senior Director, Head of Partnership
Qualifications
Studies at universities of Oxford and Coventry, Venture Capital Institute and ICD-McGill University.
Career
1982-91, with Hawker Siddeley Group, Africa and Japan including, Director, Hawker Siddeley International. 1992-93, with BTR; 1993-96, with GPT: Commercial Director Russia and CIS; Head, International Investments. 1996-2001, Senior Vice-President, Investments Moscow, Delta Capital; 2001-05, Vice-President, International and Global Partnerships, Bombardier; 2005-08, Head of Private Equity, Cordiant; 2005-09, President, Straightview; since 2009, current position. Chairman Emeritus, Canada-Eurasia-Russia Business Association. Director: Banro; Care Canada.
Malte Godbersen
Senior Director, Head of Information Technology
Qualifications
Diploma in Physics, Karl-Ruprechts University, Germany; PhD in Natural Sciences, Karl-Ruprechts University and Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany; MBA, University of Geneva, HEC, Switzerland.
Career
1991-95, Researcher, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) and Max-Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics, Germany; 1996-98, Consultant, IBM Consulting Group, Switzerland; 1998-2000, Manager and Practice Leader, IBM Consulting Group, Switzerland. 2000-03, Director, Knowledge Management, World Economic Forum.
Jeremy Jurgens
Senior Director, Head of Global Growth Companies
Qualifications
1993, BA Economics and International Relations, Claremont McKenna College; 1998 Masters of Education, Harvard University.
Career
1994-96, Language Instructor, Japanese Ministry of Finance; 1998-1999, International Sales, Patagonia; Curriculum Designer, Microsoft; Since 1999, with the World Econonomic Forum: 1999-02, Associate Director, Knowledge Management and Internet Development; 2003-04 Assistant to the Chairman; 2004-2005 Associate Director, Centre for Strategic Insight and responsible for 2005 Annual Meeting Programme.
Olivier Raynaud
Senior Director, Global Health and Healthcare Sector
Career
Medical Doctor (University of Lyon) Epidemiology and Tropical Diseases Specialist (Institut de Medecine Tropicale, Marseille) Olivier joined the private sector (Specia - RPR). After an MBA (ESSEC), and internship at McKinsey (Paris Office), he joigned Institut Merieux (now sanofi pasteur, world leader in vaccines) where he contributed to the setting up of the European JV with MSD. Director of the International Medical and Marketing department (94-98), he was then based in Hong Kong during 4 years as Director, Greater China and GM of a sino-french JV based in Shenzen, then 3 years (2002-2004) in Buenos Aires as GM, sanofi pasteur Argentina. Before joining the Forum in september 2008, he was based in Lyon as Vice President- Africa.
Mirjam Schöning
Senior Director, Head of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Qualifications
1995, Bachelor and Master in Business Administration, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
1992, CEMS Master, ESADE, Barcelona, Spain; 1993, International Business Diplomama Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
2000, Master in Public Administration, Harvard Kennedy School, USA
Career
Mirjam Schöning joined the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship at its inception in August 2000 and heading the Foundation since February 2008. The Foundation works closely with its sister organization, the World Economic Forum, to provide unique plattform to leading social entrepreneurs around the world.
1996 - 1998, Associate Consultant at Bain & Company, Germany; 1999, Researcher on the social sector lending strategies in Southern America, World Bank, Washington, D.C; 1993/1994, developed regional reorganization and centralization strategy for Shell Scandinavia, Sweden. In addition, she analyzed the social sector lending strategies in Southern Latin America for the World Bank, Washington, D.C., and worked on a regional centralization strategy for Shell in Scandinavia. Her fields of expertise include social entrepreneurship, microfinance, social investing, appraisal of development projects. Her regional focus is Latin America, Europe and India.
Carsten Sudhoff
Senior Director and Chief Human Resources Officer
Qualifications
1989-1991 Banking Trainee Programme at the Dresdner Bank in London, 1991-1994 The American University of Paris (BA in Business Administration and Economics), 1994-1995 HEC Paris (MBA, specialization in entrepreneurship).
Career
1996 Mercedes Benz France (Project lead to restructure the spare parts distribution in France), 1997-1998 Daimler AG (Management Trainee with projects in M&A, Product management, Controlling), 1998-1999 DaimlerChrysler Financial Services (Manager Finance and Controlling), 2000-2001 DaimlerChrysler Financial Services (Executive Assistant to the Board Member Human Resources), 2001-2002 Senior Manager Potential Development, 2003-2006 DaimlerChrysler AG (Senior Manager and Global Head of HR for IT), 2006-2008 Daimler North East Asia (General Manager Corporate Human Resources Asia Pacific, 2008 – World Economic Forum, Chief Human Resources Officer
Dominic Waughray
Senior Director, Head of Environmental Initiatives
Qualifications
First degree in Geography, University of Cambridge, UK; Master's degree in Natural Resource Economics, University College London, UK.
Career
Formerly, Managing Partner, Environmental Resources Management (ERM) UK, part of the ERM Group (1997-2005). Member of Executive Committee responsible for management of the UK OpCo, with specific P&L responsibility for environment and developing country work , with clients drawn from both the public (aid agencies, governments) and private (mostly extractives) sectors. Specific professional competencies in water, climate change and policies for sustainable natural resource management. Prior to ERM, Senior Scientific Officer (natural resource economist) with the Institute of Hydrology (1994 -1997), a public sector research organization part of the UK Natural Environmental Research Council. Focus on water and climate change economic research. Previous posts also include with Friends of the Earth UK (international development unit) and a UK political party (environmental policy research).
Alex Wong
Senior Director, Head of Center for Global Industries (Geneva)
Qualifications
1989, BASc in Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto; 2000, MPA, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
Career
1986-87, Engineer, General Motors; 1989-2000, Senior Manager, Strategic Services, Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting); serving on the board of various non-profit organizations; since 2000, current position.
Directors
Guy-Serge Baer
Director, Head of Security Affairs
Qualifications
1975, degree in Economics, University of Geneva.
Career
Director, Security Affairs, World Economic Forum. Director of law enforcement courses on public order, Technical Head of courses on anti-terrorism at Swiss Institute of Police. Expertise: security at international meetings, VIP security, public disorder control, crisis management.
Pratik Bhatnagar
Director, Finance and Planning,
Qualifications
1992, B.A. (Honors) Economics, University of Delhi, India;
1994, M.A. Economics, The Delhi School of Economics, India;
1996, M.A. International Relations, Yale University, USA;
2004, MBA, IMD Lausanne, Switzerland
Career
1996-1998, Associate (Economist), International Tax and Transfer Pricing, PricewaterhouseCoopers, New York City, USA;
1998-2000, Senior Associate, Economic Consulting Services, KPMG L.L.P., New York City, USA;
2000-2001, Manager, Corporate Strategy Practice (E-business, Media & Telecom), KPMG Consulting, New York City, USA
2001-2003, Senior Project Manager; Corporate Strategy Practice (Infrastructure & Government), BearingPoint, Washington D.C. USA
2005-2007, Associate Director (Funding & Coordination), Public-Private Partnerships, World Economic Forum
2007-2008, Head, Strategic Planning & Finance, Centre for Global Industries, World Economic Forum
Since 2008; in current position
Jennifer Blanke
Director, Senior Economist, Head of the Global Competitiveness Network
Qualifications
BA in International and Comparative Political Studies, Hamilton College; Master of International Affairs (International Economic Policy), Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs; Master and PhD in International Economics, The Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI).
Career
1991-1993, Intern and Staffer, The White House, Washington DC, Larry Rockefeller for US Senate, New York, NY; 1995-1998, Senior Management Consultant, Eurogroup (Mazars & Guerard Group), Paris, France; Since 1998 with the World Economic Forum: 1998-2002, Senior Programme Manager, Annual Meeting Team (business, management and technology issues); 2002-2007, Associate Director, Senior Economist; since 2007, current position. Author and lecturer on issues related to national competitiveness and economic development.
Denise Burnet
Director, Head of Events
Qualifications
1975, Diploma, Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Geneva, Switzerland.
Career
1975-76, Executive Assistant, Minair, Switzerland. Since 1978, with the World Economic Forum: responsible for the creation of the database, then registration for roundtables; since 1981, responsible for the organization and coordination of the first Geneva Meeting, country meetings in France, Turkey, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Portugal, India and the first meetings in Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico and Brazil, the first regional summit in Hong Kong, followed by the Middle East/Africa, Mercosur and South Africa; responsible for the relations with government members in France, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan and Israel. 2000-03, Associate Director with additional responsibility for Public Figures; since 2003, current position.
Jean-Loup Dénéréaz
Director, General Services
Qualifications
1978, graduate, Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics du Bâtiment et de L'Industrie.
Career
Twenty years in the construction business with major general contractors such as: Losinger, Göhner and Karl Steiner
Laurent Desnoux
Director, Head of Accounting
Qualifications
1994, Masters in Finance & Accounting, University of Grenoble, France; 1995, Postgraduate degree in Financial Audit (DESS), University of Grenoble, France.
Career
1995-1999, Finance Manager of a company affiliated to Promodes Group, France; 1999-2001, Senior Consultant, KPMG, Switzerland; 2001-2004, Chief Financial Officer, LVMH, Switzerland; 2005, Associate Director, Head of Accounting, World Economic Forum; Since 2006, current position.
Margareta Drzeniek Hanouz
Director, Senior Economist
Qualifications
1996, MA in Economics, University of Münster, Germany. 2002, PhD in International Economics, University of Bochum, Germany. Exchange Student at the University of Sevilla, Spain
Career
1997-2002, Research Fellow at the Chair of International Economics at the University of Bochum. 2001 Visiting Researcher at the ZEW in Mannheim. 2002-2004 Trade Promotion Officer in charge of relations with Eastern European countries at the International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO, Geneva. 2004-2006 Senior Programme Manager responsible for the economic programme of the Annual Meeting in Davos, 2006-2008 Associate Director and Senior Economist with the Global Competitiveness Team, sine 2008 present position.
Sherif El Diwany
Director, Head of Middle East
Qualifications
1978, Bsc. Architecture, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 1981, MSc in Planning, University of Houston, Texas, USA
Career
Belgacom: Brand Manager and Market Segment Manager Enterprise
Sun Microsystems, Inc.: Product Marketing Enterprise Java Technologies
Greenwich Consulting: Senior Consultant
Kristel van der Elst
Director; Head of Scenario Planning Team, Global Leadership Fellow
Qualifications
Yale School of Management, MBA (Fulbright Scholar and Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar)
University of Ghent, Centre for Third World Studies, Postgraduate degree in Development Cooperation (GADC - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Scholarship)
Free University of Brussels – Solvay School of Management, BSc in Commercial Engineering
Career
1982-85, Director of Development Projects, Environmental Quality International, Cairo, Egpyt; 1985-2000 Founder, Public Interest Incorporate, Egypt, a public policy and business development consultancy; 2001-2005, International business development in trade facilitation and customs modernization, Geneva; since 2005, current position. Member: American Chamber; Egyptian-German Chamber; Civil Forum. Adviser: World Bank, UN, EU and several international and Egyptian businesses.
Guy Goodwin
Director, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Qualifications
Business Degree with Honours, University of Bradford, Graduated Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales (1989)
Career
PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Audit (1986-1990), Fisher Controls E.M.A Analyst and Financial Accountant (1990-1993), Emerson Electric Process Automation Division (1993-2007) Regional Finance and Administration Director (2000-2007)
Martina N. Gmür
Director, Head of the Network of Global Agenda Councils
Qualifications
2003 International MBA, Ecole Supérieur de Commerce de Paris, France; 2001, Bsc in Business Administration, Fordham University, New York, USA; 1998, Vordiplom, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
Career
2004-present: World Economic Forum: 2004-2005 Project Manager, Forum of Young Global Leaders; 2005-2006 Senior Project Manager, Forum of Young Global Leaders; 2006-2008 Associate Director, Forum of Young Global Leaders, since 2008 current position.
Prior to joining the World Economic Forum, she was associate vice-president with Lazar & Company, a New York-based investment bank and she has held positions in marketing and sales at Nestlé Suisse.
Julianne Jammers
Director, Head of Business Engagement and Development
Qualifications
1985, Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business, New Mexico State University, USA; 1987, MBA in International Management, American Graduate School of International Management.
Career
1986-1992 Instructor, National Business College and City Colleges of Chicago, European Campus, Germany. Began with Procter & Gamble in 1987 as Key Account Manager, Corporate Sales, US Military in Europe, Germany; 1992-95 Sales Merchandising Manager, Health and Beauty Care Products, Procter & Gamble, Switzerland. 1995-98, moved to marketing and brand management, Switzerland and Austria. In June 1998 joined IMD International in Lausanne, Switzerland, a world-wide recognized leader in Executive Education, and was the Director of IMD's MBA Marketing and Career Services. Joined the World Economic Forum in 2002 as the Director of Recruiting and Development and then held the position of Senior Director, Human Resources.
Stéphanie Janet
Director, Head of Annual Meeting Operations
Qualifications
1991-1994 BA in Political Science and International Relations, Concordia University, Canada; 1994-1996 MA in International Relations, The Graduate Institute of International Studies, Switzerland.
Career
1995-1997 Public Relations Executive, Nidorf Communications, Canada; 1997-1998 Head of Operations for the Director of Economic Research, World Trade Organization, Switzerland; Joined the World Economic Forum in February 1998.
Stephen Kinnock
Director, Head of Europe and Central Asia
Qualifications
1992 BA Hons Modern Languages (French and Spanish), University of Cambridge, Queens' College
1993 MA European Studies College of Europe, Bruges
Career
1993-94, Research Assistant, European Parliament, Brussels; 1994-96, Consultant, Lancashire Enterprises, Brussels; 1996-99, Business Development Manager, British Council, Brussels; 2000-02, Director, British Council, Brussels; 2003-05, Programme Manager, British Council, London; 2005-08, Director British Council, St Petersburg, Russia; March-October 2008, Interim Director, British Council, Sierra Leone; October-December 2008, Programme Leader, British Council, London; since January 2009, current position. Expertise and interests: international politics, cultural relations.
Carine Kulloian
Director, Information Technology
Qualifications1
997, M.S./M.Sc.in computer science, MIAG University Claude Bernard Lyon 1.
Career
1997, IT developer, SITA (Air transport communications and IT solutions) Geneva, Switzerland; 1997-1999: IT developer, Abissa Informatique SA, Renens, Switzerland; Since 1999 with the World Economic Forum: 1999-02 IT Manager; 2003 IT Senior Manager; 2003-2007 IT Associate Director; 2008 IT Director.
Helena Leurent
Director, Head of Agriculture, Food & Beverage Community
Qualifications
1994 BA (First) in Modern History & Modern Languages, University of Oxford; MA in Modern History & Modern Languages, University of Oxford; 2002 MBA Kellogg School of Management (Dean's Prize)
Career
Marketing and strategic projects for Tesco Stores Plc; Post-MBA work for Unilever Plc; Strategic consulting with The LEK Partnership and more recently McKinsey & Co. for media, entertainment and consumer goods companies.
Massimo Marino
Director, Head of WELCOM
Qualifications
1986, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Laurea in Physics.
Career
1988, with CERN, the European Laboratory for High Energy Physics, 1994-97 CERN EP Fellow; 1997-2005, High Performance Computing Group, NERSC department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California; One of the pioneers of Object Oriented development techniques applied to High Energy Physics software applications in the early 90s, collaborated with projects LAA, RD41, LHC/CMS at CERN, and BaBar experiment at Stanford's SLAC and LBNL US-Atlas for the LHC/Atlas experiment at CERN; 2005, Head of Research and Science Business Development, Apple Computer to provide solutions and content to European research community, started first EU-wide Apple programme to participate in research efforts of leading public academic and research institutions and laboratories. Since December
2007, current position, leads and coordinates the World Electronic Community initiative and project (WELCOM).
Fon Mathuros
Director, Deputy Head of Media
Qualifications
1986 Diploma Business Administration, Pitman Central College, London; 2005 BA Information Science and Communications, Sukhothai University
Career
1986-1988, Inter-Continental Hotel; 1989-1997, Para-Legal (3 months) then Assistant to the Senior Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins Law Firm; 1998-2000, Public Affairs, World Economic Forum; 2000-2001, Media Advisor at the World Health Organization in Geneva on Public Hearings for Anti-Tobacco Project and World Health Day on Mental Health; 2001 to present, Media Team, World Economic Forum.
Irene Mia
Director, Senior Economist, Global Competitiveness Network
Qualifications
BA in Political Science, University of Turin, Italy; Master of Art in Latin American Studies, Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London, UK, PhD in International Economic and Trade Law, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.
Career
1996 – 1999, Research Fellow (Ph.D. Program), Bocconi University and University of Turin, 1999 – 2002, Economist, International Affairs Division, Banque Sudameris Headquarters, Paris, France, 2002-2004, International Loan Officer, International trade and operations Division, Front Office, Banque Sudameris Headquarters. Since 2004 at the World Economic Forum as a Senior Economist, since 2008, current position. Author and lecturer on issue related to national competitiveness, development and economics.
Sushant Palakurthi Rao
Director, Head of Asia
Qualifications
BSc in Foreign Service, Georgetown University; Master's in International Affairs, Columbia University.
Career
Formerly: Management Consultant, Sony Europe, Berlin; with Accenture, Munich and Berlin. Currently: heads Asia team with responsibility for developing relationships with industry, government and institutions in Korea, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Japan; leads the programme development, participant, co-chair engagement and marketing of the Forum's regional events in East Asia and India.
Melanie Rogers
Director, Strategic Affairs, Office of the Executive Chairman
Qualifications
BSc in Engineering Science (specializing in Biomedical Engineering), University of Toronto; MBA from Yale University
Career
Prior to joining the Forum, Melanie was a Partner at Millennium Research Group, a leading provider of strategic information to the global medical technology, biotech and pharmaceutical sectors: 1999-2000, Senior Analyst; 2001, Production Manager; Partner, 2002-2004. She also worked at Focus Features, an oscar-winning film production company in New York (summer 2004). Melanie joined the World Economic Forum in 2005 as a Global Leadership Fellow. 2005 - Present: World Economic Forum: 2005-2008, Global Leadership Fellow; 2005-2006, Member and Government Relations, North America; 2006-2007, WELCOM, Office of the Executive Chairman; 2007-2008, Associate Director, WELCOM; Since 2009: Director, Strategic Affairs, Office of the Executive Chairman.
Logan Stanton
Director, Head of North America
Qualifications
BSc in Political Science, University of Utah; MPA, Harvard University.
Career
Formerly, with United States Army: including eight years as Captain, Korea, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Sheana Tambourgi
Director, Head of Global Risks Network
Qualifications
Degree (Hons) in Finance and Economics.
Career
1994, Market Analyst, IFI, UK and Germany; 1996-99, Consultant, New Media and Publishing, Ifra, Germany; 1999-2000, Head of New Media Marketing, Edicom, Edipresse, Switzerland. With World Economic Forum: 2000-03, Associate Director, Business, Science, Technology portfolios; 2003-05, Consulting to World Economic Forum and insurance industry; 2005, rejoined World Economic Forum as Director and Head of the Annual Meeting Team; since April 2008, current position.
Katherine Tweedie
Director, Head of Africa
Qualifications
1999 BA in International Business, Finance and Economics, University of Victoria, Canada.
Career
Katherine commenced her career in Investment Banking in 1999 for one of Canada's largest financial institutions, BMO Financial Group where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector. In 2001 she joined CIBC Capital Partners to conduct venture capital and private equity investments across North America. In 2005 Katherine moved from Canada to South Africa to focus on emerging market private equity as a Principal for HSG, a private family fund backed by Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of Scotland. Katherine was responsible for the pan-African private equity mandate for the group which focused predominantly on investments in mining and resources. She joined the World Economic Forum in August 2008 as Director and Head of Africa for the Forum. Katherine holds a BA in International Business, Finance and Economics from the University of Victoria, Canada. She holds both South African and Canadian citizenship.
Regula Waltenspuel
Director, Head of International Business Council and Community Development
Qualifications
1992-93, studies in Business Policies, University of Geneva, Switzerland; 2001 Stanford Executive Programme.
Career
1984-85, Swisswire (Siebtuch), Olten, Switzerland, Coordinator, UK and Italy; 1986-88, Gatoil, Switzerland, Assistant, Letters of Credit; 1988-90, Ernest Stoecklin Int'l Furniture, Leonia, NJ, USA; Assistant to the Owner and Chief Executive Officer. Since 1991, with the World Economic Forum: 1991-93, Assistant to the Founder and President; 1993-96, Coordinator, Automotive Industry; 1996-2000, Senior Community Manager, Information Technologies; 2000-01, Associate Director, Communications Industry; since 2001, current position.
Christophe Weber
Director, Chief Representative, Beijing Representative Office, China
Qualifications
1999-2002, MA in Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva.
Career
2000-03, Political Adviser and Legislative Assistant to Swiss National Councilor, focusing on public policy efficiency, monetary policy and foreign policy; with World Economic Forum: 2003-04, Manager, Europe; 2004-05, Senior Manager, Government Relations, Europe; 2006-07, Associate Director and Head of Government Relations Coordination; 2007-08, Head of Europe and Central Asia, responsible for developing regional events and relationships with industry, government and institutions; leads programme development, participants engagement in Europe and Central Asia (including Russia); currently responsible for Beijing Representative Office, liaising with Chinese government representatives and managing and further developing relations with business and media leaders in China. Author of studies on Swiss history and political systems.
Saadia Zahidi
Director; Head of Constituents
Qualifications
BA in Economics, Smith College; Master's in International Economics, Graduate Institute of International Studies.
Career
With World Economic Forum: Economist, Global Competitiveness Programme; currently, responsible for engagement of religious leaders, NGOs, labour leaders, women leaders and gender parity groups; leads research on gender and faith issues; co-author, Global Gender Gap Report series.
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