Board of the Greater Zurich Area Foundation

Carmen Walker Späh
Carmen Walker Späh (Chair)
Canton of Zurich, Government Councillor
Daniel Previdoli
Daniel Previdoli (Vice Chairman)
Zürcher Kantonalbank, Member of the Executive Board
Juan Beer
Juan Beer
Zurich Insurance Company, CEO Zurich Switzerland
Marcus Caduff
Marcus Caduff
Canton of Grisons, Government Councillor
Urban Camenzind
Urban Camenzind
Canton of Uri, Government Councillor
Paolo Di Stefano SwissLife
Paolo Di Stefano
Swiss Life, Head Real Estate Switzerland
Karin Hauser
Karin Hauser
Canton of Zurich, Department of Economic Affairs, Deputy Secretary General
Sibylle Jeker - Kanton Solothurn
Sibylle Jeker
Canton of Solothurn, Government Councillor
Michael Künzle
Michael Künzle
City of Winterthur, Mayor
Karin Lenzlinger, Zürcher Handelskammer
Dr. Karin Lenzlinger
Zürcher Handelskammer, President
Marianne Lienhard
Marianne Lienhard
Canton of Glarus, Government Councillor
Gianfranco Lot, Swiss Re
Gianfranco Lot
Swiss Re, Chief Underwriting Officer P&C Reinsurance & Country President Switzerland
Corine Mauch
Corine Mauch
City of Zurich, Mayor
Patrick O. Müller, UBS
Patrick O. Müller
UBS, Managing Director and Regional Director UBS Zurich
Hanspeter Rhyner
Hanspeter Rhyner
Zuger Kantonalbank, CEO
Gian Andrea Schmid
Dr. Gian Andrea Schmid
Canton of Zurich, Department of Economic Affairs, Secretary General
Elisabeth Stark
Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Stark
University of Zurich, Vice President Research
Petra Steimen-Rickenbacher
Petra Steimen-Rickenbacher
Canton of Schwyz, Government Councillor
Dino Tamagni
Dino Tamagni
Canton of Schaffhausen, Government Councillor
Silvia Thalmann-Gut
Silvia Thalmann-Gut
Canton of Zug, Government Councillor
Christian Vitta
Dr. Christian Vitta
Canton of Ticino, Government Councillor
Kaspar E.A. Wenger
Kaspar E.A. Wenger
Holcim Schweiz, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Vanessa Wood
Prof. Dr. Vanessa Wood
ETH Zurich, Vice President for Knowledge Transfer and Corporate Relations

News

Why Greater Zurich works: Gian Sbetta on talent, innovation & the next decade
When Gian Sbetta first visited Google’s Hürlimann Campus as a 17-year-old exchange student, he couldn’t have imagined returning years later as an employee. Since then, he has watched the Zurich region transform into a global hotspot for AI, robotics, and deeptech innovation.
Why Greater Zurich is emerging as Europe’s smart LegalTech hub
LegalTech built in the Greater Zurich Area is gaining global traction. From AI-powered document intelligence to secure SaaS governance platforms, more founders are choosing Switzerland as the place to build - and scale - the next generation of legal and compliance technology. To illustrate this momentum, we partnered with Bridge Legal Group to map the 2025 LegalTech and RegTech landscape in Greater Zurich.
Why international AI founders choose Greater Zurich | Optiverse
From MIT and Thailand to the heart of Europe’s AI hub – how three founders built the “digital brain of enterprise” in Greater Zurich. For founders evaluating where to build their company, location is strategy.
Top 3 reasons why Greater Zurich is emerging as Europe’s hotbed for DeepTech companies and talent
Greater Zurich is emerging as Europe’s top DeepTech hotspot, powered by world-class universities, high-value spinouts, and one of the world's strongest tech talent ecosystems. New insights from the latest Dealroom DeepTech Spinout Report 2025 and Greater Zurich’s latest DeepTech talent whitepaper show why Switzerland has become a prime location for breakthrough innovation, DeepTech companies, and high-performance teams.

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