Board of the Greater Zurich Area Foundation

Carmen Walker Späh

Carmen Walker Späh (Chairman)

Canton of Zurich, Government Councillor

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Daniel Previdoli

Daniel Previdoli (Vice Chairman)

Zürcher Kantonalbank, Member of the Executive Board

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Urs Baertschi

Urs Baertschi

Swiss Re, CEO P&C Reinsurance

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Juan Beer

Juan Beer

Zurich Insurance Company, CEO Zurich Switzerland

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Marcus Caduff

Marcus Caduff

Canton of Grisons, Government Councillor

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Urban Camenzind

Urban Camenzind

Canton of Uri, Government Councillor

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Paolo Di Stefano SwissLife

Paolo Di Stefano

Swiss Life, Head Real Estate Switzerland

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Karin Hauser

Karin Hauser

Canton of Zurich, Department of Economic Affairs, Deputy Secretary General

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Michael Künzle

Michael Künzle

City of Winterthur, Mayor

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Karin Lenzlinger, Zürcher Handelskammer

Dr. Karin Lenzlinger

Zürcher Handelskammer, President

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Marianne Lienhard

Marianne Lienhard

Canton of Glarus, Government Councillor

Corine Mauch

Corine Mauch

City of Zurich, Mayor

Patrick O. Müller, UBS

Patrick O. Müller

UBS, Managing Director and Regional Director UBS Zurich

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Hanspeter Rhyner

Hanspeter Rhyner

Zuger Kantonalbank, CEO

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Gian Andrea Schmid

Dr. Gian Andrea Schmid

Canton of Zurich, Department of Economic Affairs, Secretary General

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Elisabeth Stark

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark

University of Zurich, Vice President Research

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Petra Steimen-Rickenbacher

Petra Steimen-Rickenbacher

Canton of Schwyz, Government Councillor

Dino Tamagni

Dino Tamagni

Canton of Schaffhausen, Government Councillor

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Silvia Thalmann-Gut

Silvia Thalmann-Gut

Canton of Zug, Government Councillor

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Christian Vitta

Dr. Christian Vitta

Canton of Ticino, Government Councillor

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Kaspar E.A. Wenger

Kaspar E.A. Wenger

Holcim Schweiz, Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Vanessa Wood

Prof. Dr. Vanessa Wood

ETH Zurich, Vice President for Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations

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Brigit Wyss

Brigit Wyss

Canton of Solothurn, Government Councillor

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