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'''Klaus Martin Schwab''' ({{IPA-de|klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp}}; born 30 March 1938) is a German engineer and economist best known as the founder and executive chairman of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive |title=Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman &#124; World Economic Forum-Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman |publisher=Weforum.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref> His wife and first collaborator,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.schwabfound.org/about |title=Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship - Our Story|publisher=Schwabfound.org |access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/01/getting-to-know-klaus-schwab-the-man-behind-davos|title=Getting to Know Klaus Schwab, the Man Behind Davos|last=Nast|first=Condé|website=]|language=en|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref> Hilde, co-founded the ] with him. '''Klaus Martin Schwab''' ({{IPA-de|klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp}}; born 30 March 1938) is a German engineer and economist best known as the founder and executive chairman of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman &#124; World Economic Forum-Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman |url=http://www.weforum.org/en/about/Our%20Organization/LeadershipTeam/index.htm#executive |access-date=2012-01-25 |publisher=Weforum.org}}</ref> His wife and first collaborator,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship - Our Story |url=https://www.schwabfound.org/about |access-date=2020-06-09 |publisher=Schwabfound.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |title=Getting to Know Klaus Schwab, the Man Behind Davos |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2009/01/getting-to-know-klaus-schwab-the-man-behind-davos |access-date=2019-06-11 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> Hilde, co-founded the ] with him.


==Life== ==Life==
===Education=== ===Education===
Schwab holds a doctorate in Economics from the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www3.unifr.ch/ses/fr/fac/alumni/carrieres.html|title=Quelques diplômés de la Faculté|publisher=unifr.ch|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> a doctorate in Engineering from the ] (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/135413|title=Der längerfristige Exportkredit als betriebswirtschaftliches Problem des Maschinenbaues|publisher=ethz.ch|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> and a ] from the ] at ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iop.harvard.edu/calendar/events/improving-state-world-conversation-klaus-schwab|title=Improving the State of the World: a Conversation with Klaus Schwab|publisher=harvard.edu|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> Before pursuing his doctorates, he graduated as an engineer from the ETH Zurich, and as an economist from the University of Fribourg.{{cn|date=November 2020}}. Schwab holds a doctorate in Economics from the ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quelques diplômés de la Faculté |url=https://www3.unifr.ch/ses/fr/fac/alumni/carrieres.html |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=unifr.ch}}</ref> a doctorate in Engineering from the ] (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Der längerfristige Exportkredit als betriebswirtschaftliches Problem des Maschinenbaues |url=https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/135413 |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=ethz.ch}}</ref> and a ] from the ] at ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Improving the State of the World: a Conversation with Klaus Schwab |url=https://iop.harvard.edu/calendar/events/improving-state-world-conversation-klaus-schwab |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=harvard.edu}}</ref> Before pursuing his doctorates, he graduated as an engineer from the ETH Zurich, and as an economist from the University of Fribourg.{{cn|date=November 2020}}.


Additionally, he has been the recipient of 17 honorary doctorates,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_KSCFactscheet.pdf|title=Professor Klaus Schwab Factsheet|publisher=weforum.org|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> including from the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/Secretarys-Division/Assets/Documents/Governance/Honorary-Awards/New-page-files/LSE-Honorary-Graduates.pdf|title=Honorary Graduates|publisher=lse.ac.uk|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> the ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-confers-highest-honour-on-world-economic-forum-founder-and-executive-chairman-prof-klaus-schwab-and-social-service-champion-gerard-ee/|title=NUS confers highest honour on World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Prof Klaus Schwab and social service champion Gerard Ee|publisher=nus.edu.sg|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/news/?mode=V&mng_no=4712&skey=mayorlab&sval=Cooperation&list_s_date=&list_e_date=&GotoPage=1|title=Klaus Schwab to Receive Doctorate from KAIST University|publisher=kaist.ac.kr|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> and over a dozen other universities, from Kaunas to Haifa to Bangkok.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.ktu.edu/news/honorary-doctor-of-ktu-klaus-schwab-industry-4-0-must-be-followed-by-education-4-0/|title=Honorary Doctor of KTU Klaus Schwab|publisher=ktu.edu|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bogcms.haifa.ac.il/index.php/he/2011-01-20-10-30-20/2011-01-20-11-15-49/20-english/the-43-annual-meeting-of-the-bog/honorary-doctorate-conferees-2017/87-professor-klaus-m-schwab-switzerland|title=Professor Klaus M. Schwab (Switzerland)|publisher=haifa.ac.il|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30183155|title=WEF founder conferred distinction in BKK|publisher=nationthailand.com|accessdate=2020-11-26}}</ref> He is also an honorary professor of the ], the ] of Israel<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.bgu.ac.il/Eng/Units/associates/HonoraryAwards |title=University Units - Honorary Awards |publisher=Web.bgu.ac.il |date=2011-05-31 |accessdate=2012-01-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219021730/http://web.bgu.ac.il/Eng/Units/associates/HonoraryAwards |archivedate=2012-02-19 }}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cfau.edu.cn/cfauEN/index.html |title=China Foreign Affaire University |publisher=Cfau.edu.cn |accessdate=2012-01-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113235900/http://www.cfau.edu.cn/cfauEN/index.html |archivedate=2012-01-13 }}</ref> Additionally, he has been the recipient of 17 honorary doctorates,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Klaus Schwab Factsheet |url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_KSCFactscheet.pdf |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=weforum.org}}</ref> including from the ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Graduates |url=https://info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisions/Secretarys-Division/Assets/Documents/Governance/Honorary-Awards/New-page-files/LSE-Honorary-Graduates.pdf |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=lse.ac.uk}}</ref> the ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=NUS confers highest honour on World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Prof Klaus Schwab and social service champion Gerard Ee |url=https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-confers-highest-honour-on-world-economic-forum-founder-and-executive-chairman-prof-klaus-schwab-and-social-service-champion-gerard-ee/ |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=nus.edu.sg}}</ref> ],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Klaus Schwab to Receive Doctorate from KAIST University |url=https://news.kaist.ac.kr/newsen/html/news/?mode=V&mng_no=4712&skey=mayorlab&sval=Cooperation&list_s_date=&list_e_date=&GotoPage=1 |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=kaist.ac.kr}}</ref> and over a dozen other universities, from Kaunas to Haifa to Bangkok.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honorary Doctor of KTU Klaus Schwab |url=https://en.ktu.edu/news/honorary-doctor-of-ktu-klaus-schwab-industry-4-0-must-be-followed-by-education-4-0/ |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=ktu.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Professor Klaus M. Schwab (Switzerland) |url=https://bogcms.haifa.ac.il/index.php/he/2011-01-20-10-30-20/2011-01-20-11-15-49/20-english/the-43-annual-meeting-of-the-bog/honorary-doctorate-conferees-2017/87-professor-klaus-m-schwab-switzerland |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=haifa.ac.il}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WEF founder conferred distinction in BKK |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30183155 |access-date=2020-11-26 |publisher=nationthailand.com}}</ref> He is also an honorary professor of the ], the ] of Israel<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-31 |title=University Units - Honorary Awards |url=http://web.bgu.ac.il/Eng/Units/associates/HonoraryAwards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219021730/http://web.bgu.ac.il/Eng/Units/associates/HonoraryAwards |archive-date=2012-02-19 |access-date=2012-01-25 |publisher=Web.bgu.ac.il}}</ref> and the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=China Foreign Affaire University |url=http://www.cfau.edu.cn/cfauEN/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113235900/http://www.cfau.edu.cn/cfauEN/index.html |archive-date=2012-01-13 |access-date=2012-01-25 |publisher=Cfau.edu.cn}}</ref>


He obtained his "Abitur" or high school diploma from the Humanistisches Gymnasium in ], Germany.{{cn|date=November 2020}} He obtained his "Abitur" or high school diploma from the Humanistisches Gymnasium in ], Germany.{{cn|date=November 2020}}


===Professional life=== ===Professional life===
Schwab was professor of business policy at the ] from 1972 to 2003, and since then, has been an Honorary Professor there.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unige.ch/gsem/en/research/faculty/honorary-professors/klaus-schwab/ |title=Faculty Université de Genève |accessdate=2020-06-05}}</ref> Since 1979, 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>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/gcr |title=Global Competitiveness &#124; World Economic Forum-Global Competitiveness |publisher=Weforum.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}}</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>{{cite web|url=http://www.weforum.org/gcr |title=Global Competitiveness &#124; World Economic Forum-Global Competitiveness |publisher=Weforum.org |date= |accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref> Schwab was professor of business policy at the ] from 1972 to 2003, and since then, has been an Honorary Professor there.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faculty Université de Genève |url=https://www.unige.ch/gsem/en/research/faculty/honorary-professors/klaus-schwab/ |access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> Since 1979, 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>{{Cite web |title=Global Competitiveness &#124; World Economic Forum-Global Competitiveness |url=http://www.weforum.org/gcr |access-date=2012-01-25 |publisher=Weforum.org}}</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>{{Cite web |title=Global Competitiveness &#124; World Economic Forum-Global Competitiveness |url=http://www.weforum.org/gcr |access-date=2012-01-25 |publisher=Weforum.org}}</ref>


He has authored and co-authored several books, including ''The Fourth Industrial Revolution'' (2016),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schwab|first1=Klaus|title=The Fourth Industrial Revolution|date=2016|publisher=Crown Business|isbn=978-1-5247-5886-8}}</ref> ''Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution'' (2018, with Nicholas Davis),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schwab|first1=Klaus|title=Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution|date=2018|publisher=Portfolio Penguin |isbn=978-0-2413-6637-0}}</ref> '']'' (2020, with Thierry Malleret), <ref>{{cite book|last1=Schwab|first1=Klaus|title=COVID-19: The Great Reset|date=2020|publisher=Forum Publishing |isbn=978-2-9406-3112-4}}</ref> and ''Stakeholder Capitalism'' (to appear in 2021, with Peter Vanham).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Schwab|first1=Klaus|title=Stakeholder Capitalism|date=2021|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-1-119-75613-2}}</ref> He has authored and co-authored several books, including ''The Fourth Industrial Revolution'' (2016),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schwab |first=Klaus |title=The Fourth Industrial Revolution |date=2016 |publisher=Crown Business |isbn=978-1-5247-5886-8}}</ref> ''Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution'' (2018, with Nicholas Davis),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schwab |first=Klaus |title=Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution |date=2018 |publisher=Portfolio Penguin |isbn=978-0-2413-6637-0}}</ref> '']'' (2020, with Thierry Malleret), <ref>{{Cite book |last=Schwab |first=Klaus |title=COVID-19: The Great Reset |date=2020 |publisher=Forum Publishing |isbn=978-2-9406-3112-4}}</ref> and ''Stakeholder Capitalism'' (to appear in 2021, with Peter Vanham).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schwab |first=Klaus |title=Stakeholder Capitalism |date=2021 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-1-119-75613-2}}</ref>


===Foundations=== ===Foundations===
In 1971, Schwab founded the European Management Forum,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/about/history/|title=History|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2019-09-21}}</ref> which in 1987 became the ], as a not-for-profit foundation committed to improving the state of the world. He founded the WEF in 1971, the same year in which he published ''Moderne Unternehmensführung im Maschinenbau''<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_KSC_CompanyStrategy_Presentation_2014_DE.pdf|title=Moderne Unternehmensführung im Maschinenbau|last=Schwab|first=Klaus|year=1971}}</ref> (Modern Enterprise Management in Mechanical Engineering). In that book, he argued that the management of a modern enterprise must serve not only ]s but all ]s (die Interessenten), to achieve long-term growth and prosperity. Schwab has championed the multistakeholder concept since the WEF’s inception. In 2015, the WEF was formally recognised by the Swiss Government as an "international body".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-55987.html|title=Agreement signed with the WEF|website=The portal of the Swiss government|access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> Under Schwab's management, the WEF has been keen to promote its image as a driver for reconciliation efforts in different parts of the world, acting as a catalyst of numerous collaborations and international initiatives. In 1971, Schwab founded the European Management Forum,<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.weforum.org/about/history/ |access-date=2019-09-21 |website=World Economic Forum}}</ref> which in 1987 became the ], as a not-for-profit foundation committed to improving the state of the world. He founded the WEF in 1971, the same year in which he published ''Moderne Unternehmensführung im Maschinenbau''<ref>{{Cite book |last=Schwab |first=Klaus |url=http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_KSC_CompanyStrategy_Presentation_2014_DE.pdf |title=Moderne Unternehmensführung im Maschinenbau |year=1971}}</ref> (Modern Enterprise Management in Mechanical Engineering). In that book, he argued that the management of a modern enterprise must serve not only ]s but all ]s (die Interessenten), to achieve long-term growth and prosperity. Schwab has championed the multistakeholder concept since the WEF’s inception. In 2015, the WEF was formally recognised by the Swiss Government as an "international body".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agreement signed with the WEF |url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/dokumentation/medienmitteilungen.msg-id-55987.html |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=The portal of the Swiss government}}</ref> Under Schwab's management, the WEF has been keen to promote its image as a driver for reconciliation efforts in different parts of the world, acting as a catalyst of numerous collaborations and international initiatives.


In 1998, Schwab and his wife founded the ], another NGO based in ], ]. In 1998, Schwab and his wife founded the ], another NGO based in ], ].


In 2004, Schwab created a new foundation using the US$1 million prize money from the ] he received that year from ]. The Forum of Young Global Leaders<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.younggloballeaders.org/|title=Forum of Young Global Leaders – Home|publisher=younggloballeaders.org|accessdate=2020-01-21}}</ref> aims to create a dynamic global community of exceptional people (under 40) with the vision, courage and influence to drive positive change in the world. In 2004, Schwab created a new foundation using the US$1 million prize money from the ] he received that year from ]. The Forum of Young Global Leaders<ref>{{Cite web |title=Forum of Young Global Leaders – Home |url=http://www.younggloballeaders.org/ |access-date=2020-01-21 |publisher=younggloballeaders.org}}</ref> aims to create a dynamic global community of exceptional people (under 40) with the vision, courage and influence to drive positive change in the world.


In 2011, he founded the ], a global network of local communities, or "hubs", of young people aged 20 to 30 who are exceptional in their potential, achievements and drive to make a contribute to their communities. {{As of|2020|06|09}}, there are 421 Hubs with 9,731 Shapers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalshapers.org/|title=Global Shapers – Home|publisher=globalshapers.org|accessdate=2020-06-09}}</ref> In 2011, he founded the ], a global network of local communities, or "hubs", of young people aged 20 to 30 who are exceptional in their potential, achievements and drive to make a contribute to their communities. {{As of|2020|06|09}}, there are 421 Hubs with 9,731 Shapers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global Shapers – Home |url=http://www.globalshapers.org/ |access-date=2020-06-09 |publisher=globalshapers.org}}</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{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> From 1996-1998, he was Vice-Chairman of the ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/esa/documents/aac54.htm |title=Committee for Development Planning (A/AC.54) |publisher=Un.org |date=2002-02-26 |accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref> 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{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> From 1996-1998, he was Vice-Chairman of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-02-26 |title=Committee for Development Planning (A/AC.54) |url=https://www.un.org/esa/documents/aac54.htm |access-date=2012-01-25 |publisher=Un.org}}</ref>
He also exercised a number of other functions, such as being a member of the ]<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331101558/http://www.peres-center.org/fulllist.html|date=March 31, 2009}}</ref> and a member of the board of the Lucerne Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/about_us/organisation/ |title=Lucerne Festival > Articles > Stiftungsrat |publisher=Lucernefestival.ch |accessdate=2012-01-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106084155/http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/about_us/organisation/ |archivedate=2012-01-06 }}</ref> During the earlier years of his career, he was on a number of company boards, such as ], ], and ]. He is a former member of the steering committee of the ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |title=Former Steering Committee Members |work=bilderbergmeetings.org |publisher=] |accessdate=2014-02-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095633/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |archivedate=2014-02-02 }}</ref> He is honour member at ]. He also exercised a number of other functions, such as being a member of the ]<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331101558/http://www.peres-center.org/fulllist.html|date=March 31, 2009}}</ref> and a member of the board of the Lucerne Festival.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lucerne Festival > Articles > Stiftungsrat |url=http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/about_us/organisation/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106084155/http://www.lucernefestival.ch/en/about_us/organisation/ |archive-date=2012-01-06 |access-date=2012-01-25 |publisher=Lucernefestival.ch}}</ref> During the earlier years of his career, he was on a number of company boards, such as ], ], and ]. He is a former member of the steering committee of the ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Steering Committee Members |url=http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095633/http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/former-steering-committee-members.html |archive-date=2014-02-02 |access-date=2014-02-08 |website=bilderbergmeetings.org |publisher=]}}</ref> He is honour member at ].


He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth (Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 2006), received the Knight Commanders Cross of Germany (2012) and the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun of Japan (2013).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2013/11/japan-honours-professor-klaus-schwab-with-order-of-the-rising-sun/|title=Japan honours Professor Klaus Schwab with Order of the Rising Sun|website=World Economic Forum|access-date=2020-11-26}}</ref> He is a Knight of the Légion d'Honneur of France (1997), received the Candlelight Award from then U.N. Secretary-General ] (New York, 2001)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2001/sgsm7952.doc.htm|title=SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO FOUNDER/PRESIDENT OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM|website=UN.org|access-date=2020-11-26}}</ref> and received the China Reform Friendship Medal (2018).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/19/WS5c194335a3107d4c3a001816.html|title=10 foreigners given medals for roles in reform, opening-up|website=China Daily|access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth (Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 2006), received the Knight Commanders Cross of Germany (2012) and the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun of Japan (2013).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan honours Professor Klaus Schwab with Order of the Rising Sun |url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2013/11/japan-honours-professor-klaus-schwab-with-order-of-the-rising-sun/ |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=World Economic Forum}}</ref> He is a Knight of the Légion d'Honneur of France (1997), received the Candlelight Award from then U.N. Secretary-General ] (New York, 2001)<ref>{{Cite web |title=SECRETARY-GENERAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO FOUNDER/PRESIDENT OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2001/sgsm7952.doc.htm |access-date=2020-11-26 |website=UN.org}}</ref> and received the China Reform Friendship Medal (2018).<ref>{{Cite web |title=10 foreigners given medals for roles in reform, opening-up |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201812/19/WS5c194335a3107d4c3a001816.html |access-date=2020-06-05 |website=China Daily}}</ref>


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Klaus Schwab
Schwab in 2008
Born (1938-03-30) 30 March 1938 (age 86)
Ravensburg, Germany
Education
Occupation(s)Founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum
Spouse Hilde Schwab ​(m. 1971)​
Children2

Klaus Martin Schwab (Template:IPA-de; born 30 March 1938) is a German engineer and economist best known as the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. His wife and first collaborator, Hilde, co-founded the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship with him.

Life

Education

Schwab holds a doctorate in Economics from the University of Fribourg, a doctorate in Engineering from the ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) and a Master of Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Before pursuing his doctorates, he graduated as an engineer from the ETH Zurich, and as an economist from the University of Fribourg..

Additionally, he has been the recipient of 17 honorary doctorates, including from the London School of Economics, the National University of Singapore, KAIST, and over a dozen other universities, from Kaunas to Haifa to Bangkok. He is also an honorary professor of the University of Geneva, the Ben-Gurion University of Israel and the China Foreign Affairs University.

He obtained his "Abitur" or high school diploma from the Humanistisches Gymnasium in Ravensburg, Germany.

Professional life

Schwab was professor of business policy at the University of Geneva from 1972 to 2003, and since then, has been an Honorary Professor there. 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.

He has authored and co-authored several books, including The Fourth Industrial Revolution (2016), Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution (2018, with Nicholas Davis), COVID-19: The Great Reset (2020, with Thierry Malleret), and Stakeholder Capitalism (to appear in 2021, with Peter Vanham).

Foundations

In 1971, Schwab founded the European Management Forum, which in 1987 became the World Economic Forum, as a not-for-profit foundation committed to improving the state of the world. He founded the WEF in 1971, the same year in which he published Moderne Unternehmensführung im Maschinenbau (Modern Enterprise Management in Mechanical Engineering). In that book, he argued that the management of a modern enterprise must serve not only shareholders but all stakeholders (die Interessenten), to achieve long-term growth and prosperity. Schwab has championed the multistakeholder concept since the WEF’s inception. In 2015, the WEF was formally recognised by the Swiss Government as an "international body". Under Schwab's management, the WEF has been keen to promote its image as a driver for reconciliation efforts in different parts of the world, acting as a catalyst of numerous collaborations and international initiatives.

In 1998, Schwab and his wife founded the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, another NGO 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 from Israel. The Forum of Young Global Leaders aims to create a dynamic global community of exceptional people (under 40) with the vision, courage and influence to drive positive change in the world.

In 2011, he founded the Global Shapers Community, a global network of local communities, or "hubs", of young people aged 20 to 30 who are exceptional in their potential, achievements and drive to make a contribute to their communities. As of 9 June 2020, there are 421 Hubs with 9,731 Shapers.

Other activities

From 1993-1995, Schwab was a member of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Sustainable Development. From 1996-1998, he was Vice-Chairman of the UN Committee for Development Planning. He also exercised a number of other functions, 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. He is a former member of the steering committee of the Bilderberg Group. He is honour member at FC Bayern Munich.

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth (Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, 2006), received the Knight Commanders Cross of Germany (2012) and the Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun of Japan (2013). He is a Knight of the Légion d'Honneur of France (1997), received the Candlelight Award from then U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (New York, 2001) and received the China Reform Friendship Medal (2018).

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