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Board of Foundation

The Board of Foundation is SWISSAID’s supreme body. It is chaired by Fabian Molina and Bastienne Joerchel. Together with six other members of the Executive Board, they are responsible for the strategic management of SWISSAID.

Executive Board

Bastienne Joerchel Anhorn, Co-President SWISSAID, economist, Renens, since 2019 (since 2012 member of the Board of Foundation)

Fabian Molina, Co-President SWISSAID, MP, Zurich, since 2019 (since 2018 member of the Board of Foundation)

Martin Sommer, Vice President SWISSAID, MSc Geography, Managing Director of devolutions GmbH, Berne, since 2017

Peter Bischof, former ambassador, Bellach, since 2018

Dr Claudia Friedl, MP and environmental scientist, St. Gallen, since 2015

Emmanuelle Robert, lic.phil, Communications Officer, Lausanne, since 2017

Marianne Roth, consultant for intercultural communication, PR consultant, Zurich, since 2009

Interview with the Co-Presidency

Members of the Board of Foundation

  • Matthias Aebischer, Lecturer University of Fribourg, MP, Berne, since 2012;
  • Sibel Arslan, MP, lic. iur., Basel, since 2017;
  • Christine Badertscher, MP, Madiswil, since 2020;
  • Claude R. Béglé, MP, Dr.oec., since 2016;
  • Didier Berberat, attorney at law, former MP, since 2016;
  • Roman Berger, journalist, Zurich, since 2005;
  • Urs Brändli, Chairman of Bio Suisse, Goldingen, since 2018;
  • Edgar Ricardo von Buettner, Senior Consultant for strategic, participatory and sustainable community development projects, Brazil, since 1983;
  • Mario Carera, socioeconomist, Berne, since 2002;
  • PhD. Rudolf Dannecker, former Deputy Director-General SDC, Hinterkappelen, since 2002;
  • Dr. Walter Egli, historian and former Co-Head of Studies NADEL, ETH Zurich, Zurich, since 2005;
  • Gaby Fierz, ethnologist, Museum der Kulturen Basel, Basel, since 2008;
  • Dr. Rudolf Fischer, Dr. phil. I, former Head of the SWISSAID Development Cooperation Department, Wettingen, since 2014;
  • Rémy Gogniat, journalist, La Chaux-de-Fonds, since 2009;
  • Gabriela Graber, journalistc, emplyee of SWISSAID Zürich, since 2022
  • Corina Gredig, MP, Zurich, since 2020;Dr. h.c. Niklaus-Samuel  Gugger, MP, Winterthur, since 2020;
  • Bruno Gurtner, economist, Bern, since 2008;
  • Martin Hürzeler, Fundraiser BR, Zurich, since 2009;
  • Laurent Jimaja, Master in Economics, President of SWISSAID Geneva, since 2016;
  • Odile Keller, economist, Belfaux, since 2019;
  • Florianne Koechlin, biologist, author, managing director of the Blauen-Institut, Münchenstein, since 1996;
  • Maud Krafft, consultant, Lausanne, since 2005;
  • Urspeter Meyer, lawyer, Köniz, since 1996;
  • Gian L. Nicolay, Dipl. Ing. Agr. ETH, Africa Coordinator FIBL, Ardez, since 2010;Pierre-André Page, farmer, MP, Châtonnaye, seit 2020;
  • Isabel Perich, lic.rer.pol., organizational consultant,Wohlen BE, since 2018;
  • Wendy Peter, organic farmer, member of the Bioforum Switzerland board, Willisau, since 2010;
  • Chasper Pult, cantonal school teacher and cultural mediator, Paspels, since 1992;
  • Ruth Rauch, lic. rer. pol., Team and Organizational Development, Bern, since 2004;
  • Prof. Dr. Stephan C. Rist, Professor for Human Geography, University of Bern, since 2017;
  • Daniel Roduner, Expert Development Cooperation, Berne, since 2007;
  • Denis Ruysschaert, Dr. of Sociology and Ing.agr, since 2015;
  • Carlo Sommaruga, lawyer, MP, Geneva, since 2010;
  • Christoph Wehrli, former NZZ editor, Zurich, since 2015