Lukas Bärfuss, born in 1971 in Thun (Switzerland), is a playwright and novelist, essayist and dramaturge. His plays are performed worldwide, and his novels have been translated into twenty languages. In 2003 he received the prize for best young playwright for Die sexuellen Neurosen unserer Eltern (The Sexual Neuroses of Our Parents) and in 2005 he received the Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis for Der Bus. He received numerous awards, including the Berliner Literaturpreis (2013), the Schweizer Buchpreis (for Koala, 2014), the Nicolas Born Prize (2015). With Hagard, he was shortlisted for the Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse in 2017. In 2019, Lukas Bärfuss was awarded the Georg Büchner Preis. Most recently the following plays premiered: 2018 Der Elefantengeist at Nationaltheater Mannheim, 2020 Julien - Rot und Schwarz at Theater Basel, and 2021 Luther at Nibelungenfestspiele Worms. 2019 saw the publication of Malinois. Erzählungen, 2021 the essay collection Die Krone der Schöpfung. Lukas Bärfuss is a member of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung and lives in Zurich.
Since 2021 Lead of HSG’s ‘Future of Universities’ initiative
International Awards
Director SQUARE
Philippe Narval currently he serves as a director of the newly founded SQUARE dedicated to the future of learning & teaching at the University of St.Gallen. He holds university degrees from Kings College London and the University of Oxford. Between 2012 and 2020 he managed the European Forum Alpbach, Europe’s foremost ‘festival of ideas’. He writes and lectures on issues related to participatory leadership, transformation and learning innovation.
Bernhard Ehrenzeller is the President of the University of St.Gallen and Full Professor of Public Law at the University of St.Gallen. From 1998 to 2020 he was Director of the Institute of Legal Studies and Legal Practice (IRP-HSG) and from 2003 to 2011 he was Vice-President for Research. He holds a PhD in law from the University of Basel where he also passed his habilitation. Bernhard Ehrenzeller’s career has always been closely associated with legal practice, and he played an instrumental role in drafting the new Federal Constitution (1999), the new Education Constitution (2006) and the new Higher Education Akt (2011) in Switzerland.
Since 2021 Lead of HSG’s ‘Future of Universities’ initiative
International Awards
President of Copenhagen Business School
Nikolaj Malchow-Møller is CBS' president. He is professor of economics and has had an academic career in management at SDU, first as head of department and since as dean of SDU's Faculty of Business and Social Sciences.
He was President of the University of Zurich (2014 – 2020) and President of swissuniversities (2016 – 2020), and has dual Swiss and Canadian citizenship. He was awarded his doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and holds an Executive MBA from IMD-Lausanne.
Karan Khemka is a world-class education expert who, prior to joining EMK, built and led Parthenon’s leading global education practice. He has also served as a senior advisor to multiple education businesses and institutions globally, including The Green School, and Phillips Academy Andover.
Daniel Traça was Dean and is Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE), in Lisbon. He is also Visiting Professor at INSEAD. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at INSEAD, and held the Marie et Alain Philippson Chair in Managing for Sustainable Human Development at the Solvay Business School in Brussels. He graduated from Nova School of Business and Economics and obtained his PhD from Columbia University, New York. He has worked as a consultant for the World Bank and the European Commission and published his scientific research in several leading international academic journals in the field of Globalization and Economic Development.
Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger is from her educational background a computer scientist and an experienced researcher. Since 2002 she is full professor for "gender and diversity in organizations" at WU Vienna. She was at various national and international research institutions guest researcher (e.g. 2011 at LSE, 2014 at McGill University) and her work was awarded several times.
Prof. Hanappi-Egger is an expert on organization studies and gender topics. She has published more than 350 articles, books and book chapters on gender and diversity, organization studies. Since October 2015, she is the president/rector of WU Vienna. From May 2016 to December 2017, she was also Vice-President of Universities Austria and she is member and chairperson of several accreditation teams at AACSB and EFMD, and an expert on higher education.
Prof. Hanappi-Egger was awarded several prices, e.g. recently the “She makes a difference” price of the European Women’s Management Development International Network (EWMD).
Maja Göpel is a renowned German political economist, transformation researcher, sustainability expert and social scientist. She specializes in the study of transformation processes in the fields of sustainability and environment and is a recognized voice in these fields. Göpel is known for her innovative approaches and deep understanding of the political, economic, and social contexts that shape the transition to a sustainable society. As a sustainability expert and researcher, she has made significant contributions to the development of a sustainable society.
Sascha Spoun has been President of Leuphana University Lüneburg and Guest Professor at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) since 2006. Previously, from 1999 to 2006, he was a junior lecturer in Business Administration at the HSG and delegate of the rector for university development, and from 2004 to 2010 he was a lecturer at the University of Zurich. He is currently spokesman for the Association of North German Universities and chairman of the Study and Teaching Commission of the Landeshochschulkonferenz Niedersachsen as well as the Niedersachsen Innovation Network. He is also involved in foundations and is on the board of the ISCN (International Sustainable Campus Network). He founded the first sustainability faculty in Germany in 2010 and made the Leuphana campus climate-neutral in 2014. Most recently published "Integrativ Managen. Ein Modell für eine effektive Praxis der Unternehmensführung» by Springer (2020).
Judith Walls is Professor & Chair of Sustainability Management at the Institute and Director at the Economy and the Environment (IWÖ-HSG) and also the Delegate for Responsibility and Sustainability at the University of St.Gallen. She was an assistant professor at Nanyang Business School (NTU) in Singapore (2013-2018) and the John Molson School of Business (Concordia) in Montreal (2009-2012) and completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the Erb Institute, University of Michigan (2007-2009). She holds a PhD in Management from RPI, an MBA from the National University of Singapore, and an MSc in Biodiversity, Wildlife and Ecosystem Health from the University of Edinburgh. She has published award-winning articles in leading academic journals on the topic of (corporate) governance and sustainability. Prior to academia, Judith Walls worked in investor relations consulting in Europe and Asia and at wildlife and biodiversity NGOs in Africa and Mongolia.
Fellow & former CEO, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
Clare Shine is Director and CEO of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), which has partnered with leaders and innovators in business, government and finance since 1988 to foster bold leadership and drive transformational change for people, nature and climate. Clare is a UK-qualified barrister and a member of the Santander X Innovation Advisory Committee, an Associate of the Institute for European Environmental Policy, a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law and the World Commission on Protected Areas, and a professional facilitator and mediator.
Jamie Gloor is an Assistant Professor of Diversity and Leadership Science at the University of St. Gallen where she is funded by a 1.2million CHF SNF grant. With 2 decades of experience across 4 continents, this award-winning speaker, scholar, and educator has been featured in top scientific (e.g., Academy of Management Review and Nature Human Behaviour) and media outlets (e.g., Harvard Business Review and TEDx). With a business psychology perspective, Gloor and the PLAID Lab focus on Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI), leadership, humor, and sustainability.
Founder and CEO, Minerva Project
Founder and Chancellor, Minerva University
Ben Nelson founded Minerva in 2011 with the goal of nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world through a systematic and evidence-based approach to learning. Nelson has built Minerva University, ranked as the most innovative university in the world, and has developed a business to share Minerva's unique approach with other like-minded institutions, corporations and governments.
Director SQUARE
Philippe Narval currently he serves as a director of the newly founded SQUARE dedicated to the future of learning & teaching at the University of St.Gallen. He holds university degrees from Kings College London and the University of Oxford. Between 2012 and 2020 he managed the European Forum Alpbach, Europe’s foremost ‘festival of ideas’. He writes and lectures on issues related to participatory leadership, transformation and learning innovation.
President of the Student Union
Ann Sevray is a student in the Bachelor's programme of Law and Economics at the University of St.Gallen. She has also been President of the Student Union since 2023 and is an advocate for student interests on campus and in the region.
Assistant Professor of Technology Management, University of St.Gallen
Naomi Haefner is Assistant Professor of Technology Management at the Global Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of St.Gallen and she heads the Emerging Technologies Lab at the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen. She conducts research on the impact of artificial intelligence on firm innovation and decision-making.
Maja Göpel is a renowned German political economist, transformation researcher, sustainability expert and social scientist. She specializes in the study of transformation processes in the fields of sustainability and environment and is a recognized voice in these fields. Göpel is known for her innovative approaches and deep understanding of the political, economic, and social contexts that shape the transition to a sustainable society. As a sustainability expert and researcher, she has made significant contributions to the development of a sustainable society.
Sascha Spoun ist seit 2006 Präsident der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg und Gastprofessor an der Universität St. Gallen (HSG). Zuvor, von 1999 bis 2006, war er an der HSG Nachwuchsdozent für Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Delegierter des Rektors für Universitätsentwicklung, von 2004 bis 2010 Lehrbeauftrager an der Universität Zürich. Aktuell ist er Sprecher des Verbunds der Norddeutschen Universitäten und Vorsitzender der Kommission Studium und Lehre der Landeshochschulkonferenz Niedersachsen sowie des Innovationsnetzwerks Niedersachsen. Ausserdem engagiert er sich für und in Stiftungen und ist im Board des ISCN (International Sustainable Campus Network). Er gründete 2010 die erste Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit in D und machte den Campus der Leuphana 2014 klimaneutral. Zuletzt erschienen «Integrativ Managen. Ein Modell für eine effektive Praxis der Unternehmensführung» bei Springer (2020).
Masterstudent in Marketing Management, University of St.Gallen
Marisa Andrich just finished her Bachelor's degree at the University of St. Gallen. Over the past three years at HSG she has not only been able to "figure out where on campus the best coffee is", but could also explore the different facets of the university by being part of various clubs, sports teams and the HSG Events Office. Now she is looking forward to her next challenge at HSG, her Master's degree.
Professor for Human Resource Management, University of St.Gallen
Professor Dr. Antoinette Weibel is full professor for human resource management at the University of St.Gallen.
She is a dedicated trust and motivation researcher and author of over 150 scientific articles and three books. Her current core project, «Good Organisations», asks how organisations can become better members of society.
Professor of Economics with a focus on applied microeconomics, University of St. Gallen
Martin Kolmar is a German-Swiss economist and business ethicist.He is a professor of economics with a focus on applied microeconomics at the University of St. Gallen and director of the Institute of Business Ethics. Kolmar also regularly writes guest articles in the German weekly Die Zeit.
Chair of business education & Director of the Institute for business education and educational management, University of
St.Gallen
Prof. Dr. Bernadette Dilger is the chair of business education. Her main research areas are approaches to foster competences and designs of high impact learning environments. At the university of St. Gallen, she is responsible for the teacher education program, the educational faculty development and designed the pedagogical concept for the new university’s learning centre SQUARE.
Professor for Data Science, University of St.Gallen
Prof. Dr. Siegfried Handschuh is Full Professor of Data Science at the Institute of Computer Science at the University of St.Gallen. He studied Computer Science in Ulm and Information Science in Konstanz. His teaching at the University of St.Gallen focuses on Data Science (Data Engineering, Data Analytics, Machine Learning) and Natural Language Processing.
Professor in Media and Communication Studies, Chair of Media and Culture and Co-Director of the MCM Institute, University of St.Gallen
Professor Barassi researches and writes about the impact of data technologies and artificial intelligence on human rights and democracy. She is the author of different articles and three books, including Child | Data | Citizen: How Tech Companies are Profiling Us from before Birth with MIT Press (2020). Her Ted Talk on What Tech Companies know about your Children has reached more than 2 million views.
Masterstudent in Accounting and Finance, University of St.Gallen
Michael Hochhauser is a student in the Master's programme in Accounting & Finance at the University of St.Gallen. His interests lie in the area of technological innovation and its consequences for social and economic developments. He is also a project manager in the HSG Events Office and curates the HSG Graduation Days.
Associate Professor of Cultural and Media Studies, University of St.Gallen
Jörg Metelmann is Associate Professor of Cultural and Media Studies at the University of St.Gallen. His current research focuses on transformation processes in Western societies in general and in management education in particular. He is (co-)author and (co-)editor of more than 20 books on various aspects of the cultural dynamics of modernity, with a special interest in narrativity, visuality and identity as well as homo sentimentalis.
Sociologist and cultural practitioner, University of St.Gallen
Dr. Niklaus Reichle is, among others, a lecturer at the University of St.Gallen and has conducted ethnographic and qualitative research in Austria, South Africa and Switzerland. In his current research, he focuses on institutions and socialisation in higher education, urban development/architecture, minorities, history of sociology and more recently on mind-altering substances.
Professor of German Language and Literature, University of St.Gallen
Ulrike Landfester is a full professor of German Language and Literature at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. From 2004 to 2012 she served as a member of the Swiss National Science Foundation’s Research Council, and since 2009 she is the council’s vice-president. Her recent research interest focuses on interdisciplinary knowledge transfer. She has published extensively in the field of German Language and Literature.
Publicist, teacher of religious studies, education and psychology, collaborator of Milo Rau's Institute of Political Murder (IIPM), and co-founder of the Erfreuliche Universität Palace
Rolf Bossart is a publicist, teacher of religious studies, education and psychology, collaborator of Milo Rau's Institute of Political Murder (IIPM) and co-founder of the Erfreuliche Universität Palace. The "Erfreuliche Universität Palace" (EUP) is a volunteer-run branch of the concert venue Palace on Blumenbergplatz in St. Gallen. For over ten years, the EUP has organised lectures, talks and discussions on current political, cultural and historical topics.
Professor of Department of Diversity & Inclusion, University of St.Gallen
Christa Binswanger is professor, senior lecturer for Gender and Diversity Studies at the University of St.Gallen at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS). She is teaching courses on Gender, Diversity, Intersectionality, Care Economies, Masculinities and Femininities, and Sexuality. She is co-president of the Swiss Think Tank Gender and Diversity, a member of the Contextual Studies steering committee at the University of St.Gallen and a member of the td-net, of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences.
Edeltraud Hanappi-Egger is from her educational background a computer scientist and an experienced researcher. Since 2002 she is full professor for "gender and diversity in organizations" at WU Vienna. She was at various national and international research institutions guest researcher (e.g. 2011 at LSE, 2014 at McGill University) and her work was awarded several times.
Prof. Hanappi-Egger is an expert on organization studies and gender topics. She has published more than 350 articles, books and book chapters on gender and diversity, organization studies. Since October 2015, she is the president/rector of WU Vienna. From May 2016 to December 2017, she was also Vice-President of Universities Austria and she is member and chairperson of several accreditation teams at AACSB and EFMD, and an expert on higher education.
Prof. Hanappi-Egger was awarded several prices, e.g. recently the “She makes a difference” price of the European Women’s Management Development International Network (EWMD).
Professor of Department of Environmental Systems Science, ETH Zürich
Christian Pohl is adjunct professor at ETH Zürich and co-director of the Transdisciplinarity Lab of the Department of Environmental Systems Science (www.tdlab.usys.ethz.ch). In his research he studies transdisciplinary projects in the field of sustainable development and explores tools to support knowledge co-production. Publications include Principles for Designing Transdisciplinary Research and the Handbook of Transdisciplinary Research.
Professor of Critical Sustainability Studies, Executive Director of the Institute of Geography, University of Bern
Susan Thieme is Professor of Geography and Critical Sustainability Studies and currently Executive Director of the Institute of Geography. Her research focusses on societal transformation, justice and sustainability at the interfaces of migration, (im)mobilities, work and education. She is interested in social learning processes and transdisciplinarity, particularly making new media, art and digital technologies an integral part of research activities and develop unorthodox coalitions of aesthetics and geography.
Professor for Political Science and Dean of the School of Economics and Political Science, University of St.Gallen
Prof. Dr. Dirk Lehmkuhl is professor for political science and Dean of the School of Economics and Political Science (starting in August 2023). He is co-founder and delegate of the steering committee of the Competence Center for Social Innovation (CSI-HSG) and Head of HSG’s Working Group Social and Economic Sustainability Strategy. Dirk’s inner child emerges whenever there is a ball in front of his feet
Co-Lead Innovation & PhD Candidate at the Competence Center for Social Innovation, University of St.Gallen
Tobias Fehr-Bosshard returned to HSG after working at a business association and in sustainability consulting as a founding team member of the Competence Center for Social Innovation (CSI-HSG). He is Co-Lead Innovation at CSI-HSG, project manager of the Working Group Social and Economic Sustainability Strategy – and pursuing a PhD. Tobias is always searching for the perfect Tiramisu.
Director and CEO of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL)
Clare Shine is Director and CEO of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), which has partnered with leaders and innovators in business, government and finance since 1988 to foster bold leadership and drive transformational change for people, nature and climate. Clare is a UK-qualified barrister and a member of the Santander X Innovation Advisory Committee, an Associate of the Institute for European Environmental Policy, a member of the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law and the World Commission on Protected Areas, and a professional facilitator and mediator.
Director Transformational Programmes and Member of the Executive Board at WWF Switzerland
Co-founder of Zukunft-Fabrik.2050, an initiative for long-term thinking, and lecturer at the University of St. Gallen
Lasse van Look is a student at HSG and the community developer for ECOnnect, a platform for community building and collaboration towards sustainable futures with a particular focus on student engagement.
Associate Professor of French Studies and Medical Humanities, University of St.Gallen.
Anna Elsner is Associate Professor of French Studies and Medical Humanities at the University of St.Gallen. Her research has a particular focus on the representation of death and dying in literature, philosophy, photography, and film. She is the receipient of the Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize of the Swiss National Science Foundation 2022 and PI of an ERC Project investigating aesthetics, law and ethics of assisted dying in Europe and beyond.
Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the University of St. Gallen, University of St.Gallen.
Federico Luisetti is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the University of St. Gallen. He is the author of books and essays on critical theory, including Non-human Subjects. With Flurina Gradin, he directs “Unruly Natures” unrulynatures.ch, a collaborative research project and network in political ecology.
Artist
Lewis studied at Slade School of Fine Art (MFA, Sculpture), with the addition of the Felix Slade Scholarship and the Deans Bursary. Upon graduation he was awarded the Almacantar Studio Award (2019) and placed on the Deans List of Academic Excellence at UCL. Solo Exhibitions include CLICKERS (Xxijrahii, London, 2021), In from the Cold (The Stone Space, London, 2020) and Season of Fire from the Passenger Seat (Raw Labs, London, 2020).
Founder and Head of the Competence Centre for Art+, University of St.Gallen
Dr. Laura Johanna Noll is the founder and head of the Competence Center for Art+ at the University of St.Gallen. With 12 years of experience in art market research and practice, she is trained as art economist and currently works as a postdoctoral researcher and project manager at the Institute for Marketing and Customer Insight. In addition, Laura is a guest lecturer at HSG.
Postdoc
Oliver Richters is a postdoctoral researcher in the Energy Systems Group. His work is focused on climate risk management in the financial sector and coordinates the academic consortium that produces the climate scenarios for the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).
Professor for Business Economics and Public Policy at the School of Economics and Political Science of the University of St. Gallen
Johannes Binswanger is professor for Business Economics and Public Policy at the School of Economics and Political Science of the University of St. Gallen. He teaches economics and statistics in the Executive MBA program of our university. Furthermore, he is responsible for a certificate program in Data Science Fundamentals that is open to all Majors at the Bachelor’s level of our university. In his research, Johannes Binswanger explores the consequences of the fact that economic agents often do not really know how “the world works” and make decisions based on wrong ideas. These ideas then interact with the underlying reality and an intriguing feedback loop emerges. Understanding this loop may help to better understand the dynamics of an economic system and to spot sings of crisis moments.
Professor of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW)
Mathias Binswanger is Professor of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) and a private reader (Privatdozent) at the University of St.Gallen. He has published several monographs, including "Der Wachstumszwang – Warum die Volkswirtschaft immer weiterwachsen muss, selbst wenn wir genug haben." According to the leading Swiss newspaper "Neue Zürcher Zeitung," he is one of the country's most influential economists.
Professor of Strategy and Innovation, Director of the Institute for Management and Strategy, Academic Director of the Executive MBA, University of St.Gallen
Karolin Frankenberger is a full professor in strategy and innovation at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, where she is also Director of the Institute of Management and Strategy and the Academic Director of the Executive MBA. Her research, which focuses on the topics of (digital) business transformation, ecosystems, business model innovation and circular economy has won several prestigious awards and appears regularly in top-tier academic and practitioner-oriented journals.
Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon
Daniel Traça was Dean and is Professor of Economics at Nova School of Business and Economics (Nova SBE), in Lisbon. He is also Visiting Professor at INSEAD. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at INSEAD, and held the Marie et Alain Philippson Chair in Managing for Sustainable Human Development at the Solvay Business School in Brussels.
Founder and CEO of LeverageEdu in India
Akshay Chaturvedi is an Indian entrepreneur. He was listed on the Forbes India’s 30Under30 list, and then subsequently on the Forbes Asia’s 30Under30 list, both in early 2020. He founded Leverage Edu, and as its CEO, now runs what is India’s most prominent Study Abroad platform, with over 120Mn annual users & 25000+ successfully placed students. He also started Fly.finance under the Leverage umbrella, which today does over $100Mn worth in annual loans & $75Mn+ worth of aggregated international remittance with Fly loans and Fly Forex. Akshay has raised over $70Mn from top global VCs & PEs, family offices, successful business operators and retail syndicates. LeverageEdu was last valued at $150Mn after its Series C round of financing in July 2023.
CEO of the largest African University Network
Jonathan Louw, MB.ChB, MBA, is the Group CEO of Honoris United Universities, the largest Pan-African Tertiary Education Institution with over 80,000 students. He is also a member of the South African National Dept. of Health's Pricing Committee that regulates the Country's healthcare pricing and a World Economic Forum New Champion.
Prior to this he was the CEO of the South African National Blood Service (SANBS), catering to the collection, processing, testing and distribution of blood and related products across South Africa.
He was also a Managing Director at one of the largest private equity firms in the Middle East, raising and deploying $1bn in hospitals and diagnostics in global markets. He worked across the business assisting Partner Companies with improving operational, financial, ESG and workforce performance. Prior to this, Dr. Louw worked at Adcock Ingram Holdings Limited (JSE:AIP) and was the CEO from Jan 2003 until May 2014.
Mr. Jasper Pan is the co-founder and CEO of Elite K12 education group. Started in 2012, The group operates a series of K-12 schools and education supplementary systems in Asia.
Prior to Elite K12, Mr. Jasper Pan co-founded a series of educational institutions in China and has over 20 years of experience in understanding Chinese students and about bridging China’s national education with the international platform. In addition to the field of education, Jasper also worked for globally renowned firms such as the Boston Consulting Group.
Jasper holds a Master's degree in Education Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Education and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Karan Khemka is a world-class education expert who, prior to joining EMK, built and led Parthenon’s leading global education practice. He has also served as a senior advisor to multiple education businesses and institutions globally, including The Green School, and Phillips Academy Andover.
PhD Candidate & Research Assistant, Institute for Business Ethics, University of St.Gallen
Rose Wangui Kimotho is a PhD candidate under the supervision of Prof. Florian Wettstein of the Institute for Business Ethics (IWE). Her PhD research focusses on corporate responsibility for historical injustices and seeks to explore what their role is in addressing such injustices. Her other research interests are on gender dimensions in the context of business and human rights (BHR) and access to effective remedies for victims of business-related rights violations.
Founder and CEO, Minerva Project
Founder and Chancellor, Minerva University
Ben Nelson founded Minerva in 2011 with the goal of nurturing critical wisdom for the sake of the world through a systematic and evidence-based approach to learning. Nelson has built Minerva University, ranked as the most innovative university in the world, and has developed a business to share Minerva's unique approach with other like-minded institutions, corporations and governments.
Claudia Brühwiler is Professor of American Political Thought and Culture in the rank of a Senior Lecturer at the University of St.Gallen. She holds a PhD in Political Science and a venia legendi in American Studies from the same universities. Earlier, she was a visiting professor at Keio University and a visiting researcher at University College Dublin, Amherst College, at the University of Virginia, and the University of Notre Dame.