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'''Klaus Martin Schwab''' (born ] ]) is a ] ] and businessman, best known as the president and founder of the ]. His wife and former secretary, '''Hilde''', works with him on some of his projects. He was born in 1938 in ]. '''Klaus Martin Schwab''' (born ] ]) is a German<ref>http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive</ref> ]<ref>http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive</ref>, best known as the founder and executive chairman of the ]<ref>http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive</ref>. His wife and former secretary, '''Hilde''', co-founded the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship<ref>http://www.schwabfound.org</ref> with him. He was born in 1938 in ].


== Foundations == == Foundations ==
In ], Schwab founded the World Economic Forum as a not-for-profit foundation committed to improving the state of the world, later building it into today's global partnership of business, political, and intellectual leaders. In ], Schwab founded the World Economic Forum<ref>http://www.weforum.org</ref> as a not-for-profit foundation committed to improving the state of the world, later building it into today's global partnership of business, political, and intellectual leaders.


In ], Schwab and his wife founded the ], a non-profit organization based in ]. In ], Schwab and his wife founded the ], a non-profit organization based in ].


In ], Schwab founded a new foundation, the ], which aims to bring together over 1000 people under 40 from all walks of life who have demonstrated their commitment to improving the state of the world, and encourage them to work together over the span of five years to identify and realize global change. In ], Schwab created a new foundation using the US$ 1 million prize money from the Dan David Prize he received that year. The Forum of Young Global Leaders<ref>http://www.weforum.org/ygl</ref> aims to bring together over 500 people under 40 from all walks of life who have demonstrated their commitment to improving the state of the world, and encourage them to work together over the span of five years to identify and realize global change.


== Education == == Education ==
Dr. Schwab holds a Doctorate in Economics (summa cum laude) from the ], a Doctorate in Engineering from the ] and a ] from the ] at ]. Additionally, he has been the recipient of six honorary doctorates, the most recent granted by the ]. Dr. Schwab holds a Doctorate in Economics (summa cum laude) from the ], a Doctorate in Engineering from the ] and a ] from the ] at ]. Additionally, he has been the recipient of seven honorary doctorates and is an honorary professor of the Ben-Gurion University of Israel<ref>http://web.bgu.ac.il/Eng/Units/associates/HonoraryAwards</ref> and the China Foreign Affairs University<ref>http://www.cfau.edu.cn/cfauEN/index.html</ref>.


== Professional life == == Professional life ==
Schwab was Professor of Business Policy at the ] from ] to ]. He is the author of several books. Since ], his name features on the '']'', an annual report assessing the potential for increasing productivity and economic growth of countries around the world, written by a team of economists. Schwab was Professor of Business Policy at the ] from ] to ]. He is the author of several books. Since ], he has published the '']'', an annual report assessing the potential for increasing productivity and economic growth of countries around the world, written by a team of economists<ref>http://www.weforum.org/gcr</ref>. The report is based on a methodology developed by Schwab, measuring competitiveness not only in terms of productivity but also based on sustainability criteria<ref>http://www.weforum.org/gcr</ref>.


==Other activities== ==Other activities==
From 1993-1995, Schwab was a member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Sustainable Development<ref>http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N95/047/20/PDF/N9504720.pdf?OpenElement</ref>. 1996-1998, Vice-Chairman of the UN Committee for Development Planning<ref>http://www.un.org/esa/documents/aac54.htm</ref>.
During the ], Schwab participated in the controversial Swiss IT company ] as its vice chairman of the advisory board and as a shareholder through ].
He also exercised a number of functions in the global public interest, such as being a member of The Peres Centre for Peace<ref>http://www.peres-center.org/fulllist.html</ref> and a member of the board of the Lucerne Festival<ref>http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/about_us/organisation/</ref>. During the earlier years of his career, he was on a number of company boards, such as The Swatch Group, The Daily Mail Group, and Vontobel Holding.
He resigned from the vice chairman post after the first controversies about the company and its connections to the World Economic Forum emerged,<ref>The Wall Street Journal, March 30, 2000</ref><ref>CASH, March 2, 2001</ref> and only a couple of months before the value of the company collapsed.
He currently serves as ] for the ], ] and the Ibrahim Hussein Museum and Cultural Foundation, Malaysia.<ref></ref><ref>http://www.peres-center.org/Internationalboard.asp?cc=010205&cat=2307</ref>


== External links == == External links ==

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Klaus Martin Schwab (born March 30 1938) is a German economist, best known as the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. His wife and former secretary, Hilde, co-founded the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship with him. He was born in 1938 in Ravensburg, Germany.

Foundations

In 1971, Schwab founded the World Economic Forum as a not-for-profit foundation committed to improving the state of the world, later building it into today's global partnership of business, political, and intellectual leaders.

In 1998, Schwab and his wife founded the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a non-profit organization based in Geneva, Switzerland.

In 2004, Schwab created a new foundation using the US$ 1 million prize money from the Dan David Prize he received that year. The Forum of Young Global Leaders aims to bring together over 500 people under 40 from all walks of life who have demonstrated their commitment to improving the state of the world, and encourage them to work together over the span of five years to identify and realize global change.

Education

Dr. Schwab holds a Doctorate in Economics (summa cum laude) from the University of Fribourg, a Doctorate in Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Additionally, he has been the recipient of seven honorary doctorates and is an honorary professor of the Ben-Gurion University of Israel and the China Foreign Affairs University.

Professional life

Schwab was Professor of Business Policy at the University of Geneva from 1972 to 2002. He is the author of several books. Since 1979, he has published the Global Competitiveness Report, an annual report assessing the potential for increasing productivity and economic growth of countries around the world, written by a team of economists. The report is based on a methodology developed by Schwab, measuring competitiveness not only in terms of productivity but also based on sustainability criteria.

Other activities

From 1993-1995, Schwab was a member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Sustainable Development. 1996-1998, Vice-Chairman of the UN Committee for Development Planning. He also exercised a number of functions in the global public interest, such as being a member of The Peres Centre for Peace and a member of the board of the Lucerne Festival. During the earlier years of his career, he was on a number of company boards, such as The Swatch Group, The Daily Mail Group, and Vontobel Holding.

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Notes and references

  1. http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive
  2. http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive
  3. http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive
  4. http://www.schwabfound.org
  5. http://www.weforum.org
  6. http://www.weforum.org/ygl
  7. http://web.bgu.ac.il/Eng/Units/associates/HonoraryAwards
  8. http://www.cfau.edu.cn/cfauEN/index.html
  9. http://www.weforum.org/gcr
  10. http://www.weforum.org/gcr
  11. http://daccessdds.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N95/047/20/PDF/N9504720.pdf?OpenElement
  12. http://www.un.org/esa/documents/aac54.htm
  13. http://www.peres-center.org/fulllist.html
  14. http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/about_us/organisation/
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