The board
Christoph Raithelhuber
Founder & Chair
Banker and legal professional. Founded the association in 2007 to enable confidential conversations between people from culture, business, science, and politics.
Werner von Baum
Board Member
Heads risk management at LGT Capital Partners near Zurich. Brings decades of experience in international financial leadership.
Medard Meier
Board Member
Economist and former editor-in-chief of business magazine Bilanz. Has observed the economic development of Central Europe for decades.
Dr. Nannette Reuther
Board Member
Executive coach and former director of diversity at Deloitte. Accompanies leaders through change and growth.
Prof. Dr. Martin Möller
Board Member
Emeritus professor of textile chemistry and macromolecular chemistry at RWTH Aachen. Researches at the interface of material and application.
Prof. Dr. Joachim Spatz
Board Member
Physicist and director at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research. Pioneer of biophysical methods at the boundary with medicine.
Dr. Boris A. Zürcher
Board Member
Delegate of the ETH Zurich Campus Heilbronn. Bridges economic policy experience with academic strategy.
Rahul Kaushik
Board Member · since 2023
Mathematician, ETH graduate, and venture investor. Focuses on technologies that will shape the coming decades.
Hilke Hobein
Board Member · since 2024
IT change manager and sociologist. Brings perspectives from organisational transformation and social observation.