1991-94, studies in Physics and 1996, PhD in Physics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH. 1997-98, Associate, Boston Consulting Group. Since 1999, with Swiss Re in various positions, including: Chief Risk Officer, Head Life & Health and most recently Chief Executive Officer, Reinsurance; since 1 July 2016, Group Chief Executive Officer; Member of the Executive Committee. Former Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum.
In an increasingly fragmented world, with leaders more focused on national or regional interests, working together remains critical if we are to solve truly global challenges like climate...
As demonstrated by the recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, we already have what it takes to cut emissions and limit global warming and we need to act with urge...
Dear members, partners and friends of the World Economic Forum:
Even as we wrestle with the ongoing fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change remains the biggest challenge that we face as a society.
Recent developments on the climate front have been more cause for concern than celebration. The failure of COP25 delegates to put forward comprehensive rules for implementing the Paris Ag...
The effects of climate change are undeniable. Ice caps are melting, sea levels are rising and according to recent projections, 2018 is likely to go down as the fourth-warmest year on reco...
2017 was an extreme year for natural disasters. Hurricanes, floods and wildfires in the United States, earthquakes in Mexico and the Middle East and floods in Africa and Asia claimed live...
Buildings were destroyed, homes shattered and nearly 300 lives lost. While the headlines soon faded, the tragic impact of the 2016 earthquakes in central Italy is still all too real for t...
