Board of Trustees

Chairmanship
Chrisitian Zünd Foto

Christian Zünd

Doctor of Law, attorney, partner at Meier + Zünd, member of various administrative and foundation boards, and secretary of the HWZ (University of Applied Sciences Council). 

Prior to this, Christian Zünd led the Swiss Commercial Association for eight years, served as the Secretary-General of the Department of Justice and Internal Affairs of the Canton of Zurich for eleven years, and assisted in establishing the Social Insurance Court in Winterthur in the 1990s, where he served as a judge for ten years.

Vice-chairmanship
Andrea Staubli

Andrea Staubli

Lawyer, SDM-FSM mediator and coach, former presiding judge (1996–2015) with a focus on civil law, in particular family law and child- and adult protection law, lecturer at various higher education institutions and universities

Members of the Board of Trustees:
Alessandro D'Elia

Alessandro D'Elia

lic. phil. polit. Philos., Head of Fundraising at the College of Education Schwyz PHSZ, previously Director Strategic Development at the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute and in various banking/insurance institutes in Zurich and Zug; focal areas: key account management, international partnerships, development of new business areas and forward-looking business concepts.

Dr. Renato Ramella

Renato Ramella

PhD in business administration and economic psychology. 

Entrepreneur and head of an independent general agency in the field of pensions and finance. Member of the board of directors of a mortgage platform. Lecturer and head of studies for a master's degree program at a university of applied sciences. 

Previously held various positions in the financial industry, including member of the executive board of an asset management company and partner in a consulting firm.

 

Lisa Schmidheiny

Lisa Schmidheiny

Dipl. Architect for Interior Design and Winemaker
Member of the Board of Directors of Grand Resort Bad Ragaz AG
and Member of the Foundation Board of Stiftung Fourfold

Foto Helena Trachsel

Helena Trachsel

Expert in inclusion, collaboration, and diversity. Long-term collaboration across various industries, SMEs, and international corporations, public administrations, and NGOs.