Education: lic. iur, IMD Management Programs, Harvard Fellow Professional career: 1991 – 1996 International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Federal Department of Justice and Police | 1996 – 2006 Diplomatic Assignments in Paris, Bern, Embassy counsellor in Moscow, Head of the Humanitarian Affairs Unit at the Swiss Permanent Mission to the Office of the United Nations and other international organisations, Geneva, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs | 2006 – 2012 Director at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, as well as advisor to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research UNITAR | 2012 – 2013 Fellow at Harvard University Position: Vice-Director, Ambassador for Global Health and Head of the International Affairs