Board of Foundation
Board of Foundation
The Globethics Board of Foundation is formed by members from different regions and backgrounds. Together with the Board Committee, the Board Members strategically support the work carried out by Globethics.
President
Prof. Dr Dr h.c. mult. Christoph Stückelberger
Globethics Founder and President
Switzerland
“In today’s world of very severe challenges such as the pandemic, wars, climate change and mental sickness, Globethics wants to remember our common ground. First of all, we are all human beings. Let us strengthen human dignity and values-driven behaviour.“
Board Members
Former Board Members and Senior Advisors
Ms Rita Astfalck
Switzerland
General Manager of the U.W. Linsi Foundation
Prof. Dr Siti Syamsiyatun
Indonesia
Professor, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Director of the Globethics Indonesia Regional Programme
Mr Walter Linsi (Switzerland)
Globethics Board Member 2016-2020
Co-founder and member of the U.W. Linsi Foundation;
Co-founder of the Belimo Holding Company
Prof. Dr Cui Wantian (China)
Globethics Board Member 2013-2019
Founder and Director of Bringspring Science & Technology Co., Ltd;
Professor of Economics, Economic Department, Liaoning University, Shenyang, China;
Owner of companies in Beijing (China) and Boston (USA)
Ms Joan Dubinsky (USA)
Globethics Board Member 2015-2018
Guest Lecturer Brandeis University, Notre Dame University and University of Illinois;
Former Director / Chief Ethics Officer for the United Nations.
Ms Ouyporn Khuankaew (Thailand)
Globethics Board Member 2017-2018
Co-founder and lead trainer of the International Women's Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP);
Former trainer for the gender programme of the INEB (International Socially Engaged Buddhists)
Ms Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli (Nigeria)
Globethics Board Member 2017-2018
Founder of Leadership, Effectiveness, Accountability, Professionalism (LEAP Africa);
Co-Founder of AACE Food Processing & Distribution, an indigenous agro-processing company;
Partner at Sahel Capital, an advisory and private equity firm focused on agribusiness in West Africa;
Director of the African Philanthropy Forum
Mr Guido Sacco (RIP 2021, Switzerland)
Globethics Board Member 2011-2018
General Manager, Bestimmo Suisse SA Real Estate Agent;
Strategic Marketing Advisor and Former Dean of Studies in Neuchâtel/Switzerland
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Dr Pablo Gentili (Argentina)
Globethics Board Member 2017-2018
General Secretary of CLACSO, the Latin American Council for Social Sciences in Buenos Aires, Argentina;
Professor of Education Policy at the State University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mr Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais (Switzerland/Angola)
Globethics Board Member 2014-2018
International Investor, Entrepreneur and Innovation Specialist;
Founder and Group CEO, Quantum Global Group;
Founder of the African Innovation Foundation (AIF)
HE Mr. Walter Fust (Switzerland) - Globethics Ambassador
Globethics Board President 2008-2016
Former Executive Director of Global Humanitarian Forum Geneva
Former Director of Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
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Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakornpathom, Thailand.
Prof. Dr Muhammad Machasin (Indonesia)
Globethics Board Member 2009-2014
Director of Islamic Higher Education, Directorate General of Islamic Education,
Ministry of Religious Affairs, Government of Indonesia;
Professor of History of Islamic Studies, State Islamic University, Sunan Kalijaga, Yogyakarta
Mrs Clotilde Fonseca (Costa Rica) - Globethics Senior Advisor Ethics in Higher Education Central America
Globethics Board Member 2009-2012
Former Executive Director of the Omar Dengo Foundation, Costa Rica;
Executive President, Costa Rican Social Assistance Institute (IMAS);
Former Minister of Science and Technology, Government of Costa Rica;
Rector of Latina University of Costa Rica, a member of Laureate International Universities
Mr S.D. Shibulal (India) - Globethics Senior Advisor Business Ethics
Globethics Board Member 2009-2014
Chief Executive Officer, Infosys, until 2014;
Co-founder and member of the Board, Infosys
Mr Juan Somavia (Chile)
Globethics Board Member 2009-2010
Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Inter-regional Policy Cooperation;
Former Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) (1999-2012).
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