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Officers
 Jean-Pierre Rosso
Chairman, Centre for Global Industries
Qualifications
Diploma in Civil Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne, Switzerland; Master's degree in Business Administration, Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Career
1969, began career, Honeywell France; advanced from positions of finance and administrative manager, to Director of Honeywell's Africa business, and then Director of sales operations for Honeywell-Bull, France; 1975, left Honeywell to become President and CEO, Rossignol Ski Company; 1981, returned to Honeywell; 1981-82, Vice-President, Business Development and Operations, Honeywell Europe; 1983-84, Vice-President and General Manager, Honeywell Medical Electronics Division; 1985-86, Group Vice-President, Information Systems International; 1987-91, President, Honeywell Europe; 1992-94, President, worldwide Home and Building Control business, Honeywell; 1994, joined Case Corporation as President and CEO; 1996, elected Chairman; 1999, appointed Chairman and CEO when Case Corporation and New Holland merged to become CNH; 1994-2000, CEO, Case Corporation and CNH and 1996-2004, Chairman of the Board.
 Kevin Steinberg
Chief Operating Officer
Qualifications
AB (Hons) in Economics, Harvard University; MBA and JD (Order of the Coif), Stanford University.
Career
Ten years with McKinsey & Company in New York and Switzerland, Wholesale and Investment Banking Practice; primarily focused on corporate, business unit and product strategy, serving wholesale and retail financial companies as well as non-profit institutions. Currently, Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum USA Inc., the North American affiliate of the World Economic Forum, which acts as the global headquarters for its Centre for Global Industries. Responsible for the New York-based industry groups with a focus on the Financial Services sector, as well as overall operations of the Forum USA Affiliate. Since 1992, either internally or as an external adviser, has led several World Economic Forum initiatives, including the launch of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow community, the organization of worldwide Industry Summits, leading Foundation-level strategy projects. Prior responsibilities within the Forum have included overseeing its Industry teams, leading its Membership and Partnership department and guiding its Institutional Strategy function.
 John Moavenzadeh
Senior Director, Head of Sustainable Mobility & Strategy
Qualifications
1989, BS in Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; 1992, MSE in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan; 1996, Master's in Public Policy, Harvard University.
Career
Since 1997, Licensed Professional Engineer, USA. 1990-1994, Product Design Engineer, Ford Motor Company. 1996-1999, Associate, Booz Allen & Hamilton. 1999-2003, Director, World Economic Forum. 2003-2006, Executive Director, MIT International Motor Vehicle Program. Since 2007, Director, Sustainable Mobility and Strategy; Officer, World Economic Forum USA, responsible for strategy and programme development for the transportation industries.
 Sarita Nayyar
Senior Director, Head of Consumer Industries
Qualifications
BA Economics, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi; Post Graduate Diploma in Management, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; MBA with distinction, University of Michigan.
Career
1981-84 Marketing Manager, Tata Exports Limited, India; 1987-2006 Kraft Foods, Inc: 1987-90 Assistant/Associate Brand Manager and 1990-93 Brand Manager, Maxwell House Division; 1994-96 Director, Beverages; 1996-98 Senior Director, Ready-to-Drink Beverages; 1998-2000 Sr. Director Powdered Soft Drinks; 2000-02 Vice-President Strategy & New Product Development for Beverages, Desserts and Cereal Division; 2002-2006 SVP & General Manager, Post Cereal Division.
Senior Advisor
Paul Smyke
Senior Advisor to the Chairman
Qualifications
BA in Speech Communication, Macalester College; MA in International Relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Career
Experience in higher education, research in Hawaii, several political campaigns. Since 1987, with World Economic Forum: Member of the Executive Board, various functional and geographic responsibilities; since 1998, Senior Adviser to Managing Board, overseeing ties with private and public sectors in US and general institutional outreach. On-air commentator for Swiss TV on US current affairs. 2000-06, Senior Adviser, Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Directors
Alain Baumann
Director, Head of Healthcare Industries
Qualifications
1984, Master's in Business, ESCP Paris; 1988, MBA, Harvard Business School.
Career
1988-2004 Baxter Healthcare Corporation: Business Unit Manager, Switzerland; Strategic Planning Director, Europe; Marketing Director, Germany; General Manager, Switzerland and Austria; Vice-President, Global Marketing Bioscience, California; developed and implemented successful commercial strategies across multiple geographies addressing needs of chronic patients. Since 2005, current position at the World Economic Forum, responsible for building the healthcare community.
Merritt T. Cooke
Director, Partnership Development Asia
Qualifications
1976, BA in Asian Studies and Comparative Religion, Princeton University.1981, MA and 1985, PHD in Culture Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley.
Career
1988 -1992 with US Senior Foreign Commercial Service. 1988-1990, Commercial Attache, US Consulate, Shanghai. 1991-1995 Deputy Senior Commercial Officer, US Embassy Tokyo. 1996-1999, Principal Commercial Officer US Embassy Office Berlin. 1999-2002 Senior Commercial Officer, American Institute in Taiwan. 2002-2006, Founder and Chairman, GC3 Strategy. Since 2006, current position.
Cristiana Falcone
Director, Media Industries
Qualifications
Laurea, Political Science, University of Rome La Sapienza; Postgraduate Certificate in Law and Diplomacy, Italian Diplomatic Academy and SIOI; Masters of Arts, Humanitarian Assistance, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Career
Television, Radio, Print and Online Journalist, RAI; Consultant, Digital Broadcasting Systems and Newsroom Production Processes, SONY; Manufacturing, Supply and Distribution Strategy, Shell; Associate Expert, Global Advocacy Campaigns and Audiovisual Productions, International Labour Organization; Member of Journalists' Guild of Italy.
Steven Strauss
Director, Capital Markets Initiatives and Head of Insurance and Asset Management Industry
Associate Directors
Giancarlo Bruno
Associate Director, Head of Banking Industry
Qualifications
1993, Graduate degree in Economics and Business Management (Hons), Bocconi University, Italy; 1995, Masters in International Management, Wirschaftsuniversität Wien, Austria/CEMS Masters, Hochschule St. Gallen, Switzerland. Currently Senior Fellow, J.F.Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Career
1995, UNIDO, Austria, Researcher; 1996-1998 Creditanstalt-Bankverein, Italy/Austria, Senior Manager, Corporate Finance; 1998-2000 Attaché de Diréction, Financial Engineering, Banque Indosuez SA, Luxembourg; 2000-2003, Vice President, Private Banking, Crédit Agricole Indosuez SA, Switzerland; 2003 - 2006, Senior Manager, Investors Community, World Economic Forum, Switzerland; since August 2006, Head, Banking Industry, World Economic Forum USA Inc.
Julian Jaeger
Associate Director, Head of Partnership Development
Qualifications
1993,
AS, Hospitality, Business Management, Newbury College, Boston, MA, USA; 1999,
BBA (Hons), International University, Geneva, Switzerland;
2000
Executive MBA, International Business, International University, Geneva, Switzerland.
Career
1994-2001, Budget Analyst & Examiner Assistant, World Intellectual Property Organization/ United Nations;
2002-2003, Manager, Financial Services, World Economic Forum; 2003-2006, Senior Manager, Business Development, North America, World Economic Forum; Since 2006, Associate Director, Head of Partnership, World Economic Forum USA Inc.
Viraj Mehta
Associate Director, Consumer Industries
Michael Seo
Associate Director, Healthcare Industries
Qualifications
1989, BS Government & Politics, University of Maryland; 1991-1993, United States Peace Corps Volunteer; 1994, MSc. Comparative Politics, London School of Economics; 2005, Coro Leadership NY XVII; Currently, Global Leadership Fellow, World Economic Forum.
Career
1995-1998, Assistant Manager, Global Operations-Marketing Planning, Korea;1998-2000, Senior Consultant, Consumer Products Group, Arthur Andersen Business Consulting, New York; 2000-2001, Manager Strategy Group, Etensity, New York; 2003-2006, Director, ActiveHealth Managment, New York; 2006, Since 2006, World Economic Forum USA.
Board
Jean-Pierre Rosso, Chairman, Centre for Global Industries
Al Berkeley, Chairman and CEO, Pipeline Trading Systems
William George, Professor, Management Practice, Harvard Business School
Rajat Gupta, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
Joe Schoendorf, Partner, Accel Partners
Secretary -
Kevin Steinberg, Chief Operating Officer, World Economic Forum USA
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