The Board of Trustees is the supreme decision-making body of the Foundation. It appoints new members by cooption and elects its president in accordance with the Jacobs family council. The joint experience and expertise of the Board members must cover the Foundations entire sphere of activities and all members must be experienced in international projects.
Jenny Abramson has been appointed to the Board of Trustees effective January 1, 2021. She is Founder and Managing Partner of the venture capital fund Rethink Impact. She has a master’s degree in sociology (organizational behavior) and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Patrick Aebischer joined the Jacobs Foundation Board of Trustees in January 2017. Prof. Aebischer studied medicine and neurosciences and was President of EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne).
Hans Ambühl has been a member of the Board of Trustees since October 2013. He has been General Secretary of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education in Bern until 2017.
William Egbe joined the Jacobs Foundation Board of Trustees in April 2015. An engineer who holds an MBA degree, he was Group Director Strategic Planning and Sustainability for the Coca-Cola Eurasia & Africa Group.
Sandro Giuliani, former Managing Director of the Jacobs Foundation, has served as Delegate of the Board of Trustees since April 2015. He is a Member of the Board since January 2020.
Dr. Joh. Christian Jacobs joined the Board in 1995 and was appointed Chairman in 2004. Today Joh. Christian Jacobs is active as an entrepreneurial investor. Since April 2015, he has held the position of Honorary Chairman.
Prof. Ulman Lindenberger joined the Jacobs Foundation Board of Trustees in January 2012. The German psychologist is Director of the Center for Lifespan Psychology at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin.
Emiliana Vegas has been appointed to the Board of Trustees effective January 1, 2021. She is Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution. She has a doctor’s degree of education from the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University.
Dr. Olaf von Maydell has been a member of the Board of Trustees since May 2013. A tax consultant who holds a PhD in agricultural economics, Dr. von Maydell is a partner in the Schomerus & Partner tax consulting firm in Berlin.
| Name | Years in Office |
|---|---|
| Nathalie Albin-Jacobs | 2012 - 2019 |
| Prof. Paul B. Baltes (†) Director Max-Plank- Institute | 1989 - 2005 |
| Prof. Jürgen Baumert | 2006 - 2012 |
| Prof. Ernst Buschor Former Member of the Government and Minister of Education of the canton of Zurich | 2010 - 2012 |
| Flavio Cotti (†) Former President of Switzerland | 1999 - 2010 |
| Pascal Couchepin Former President of Switzerland | 2010 - 2012 |
| Prof. Pierre Ducrey University Lausanne | 1989 - 1998 |
| Dr. David A. Hamburg (†) President Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York | 1991 - 1998 |
| Prof. Michael Hubermann (†) Senior Reasearch Associate, Prof Harvard University | 1991 - 1995 |
| Klaus J. Jacobs (†) Founder & Chairman | 1991 - 2007 |
| Walther J. Jacobs (†) Honorary Chairman | 1991 - 1995 |
| Prof. Eduardo Missoni Prof. Bocconi University in Milan | 2006 – 2011 |
| Lázló Nagy (†) President | 1991 - 1998 |
| Dr. Auma Obama | 2010 - 2015 |
| Prof. Sir Michael Rutter (†) Institute of Phsychiatry | 1998 - 2003 |
| Prof. Marta Tienda, Ph.D. | 1999 - 2021 |
| Prof. Laura Tyson, Ph.D. | 2012 - 2017 |
| Prof. Heinrich Ursprung Former Swiss State Secretary | 1995 - 2003 |
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