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.“

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Board Members

Prof. Asha Singh Kanwar

India/Canada

President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL); Former consultant in open and distance learning at UNESCO's Regional Office for Education in Africa; Former Director, School of Humanities and then Pro-Vice Chancellor at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Prof. Dr Divya Singh

South Africa

Chief Academic Officer, Stadio Holdings Ltd
Former Vice Principal: Advisory and Assurance Services, University of South Africa

Dr Dicky Sofjan

Indonesia

Core Doctoral Faculty, Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogyakarta

Ms Isabelle Sommer

Switzerland

Project Management
Member of the Executive Board
UW Linsi Foundation

Dr Pavan Duggal

India

Advocate, Supreme Court of India; President, Cyberlaws.net, Cyberlaw Asia and Mobilelaw.net; Chief Mentor, Blockchain Law Epicentre; Chairman, International Commission on Cyber Security Law

Prof. Dr Rudolf von Sinner

Switzerland/Brazil

Professor of Systematic Theology, Ecumenism and Interreligious Dialogue
Moderator of the World Council of Churches Ecumenical Education and Formation Commission

Prof. Dr Obiora Ike

Nigeria/Germany

Human Rights Activist, Development Practitioner, Pastor, Author, Professor of Ethics and Intercultural Studies, Chair of the Government of Enugu State Economic Advisory Committee

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Dietrich Werner

Germany/formerly Switzerland

Professor for intercultural theology and ecumenism; Researcher; Member of Think Tank Commission on Religion and Development at Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); Former member of National EKD commission on ethics for sustainable development; Ordained Pastor

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
Video statement of Mr Walter Fust

Ms Jill Cousins (The Netherlands) - Globethics Senior Advisor Digital Resources and Innovation

Globethics Board Member 2008-2016

Programme Director of The European Library

Executive Director of the EDL Foundation

Prof. Dr Heidi Hadsell (USA) - Globethics Senior Advisor Global Ethics and Globethics USA Region

Former Globethics Board Member (2008-2016)

President of Hartford Seminary

Professor of Ethics at Hartford Seminary

Video statement of Prof. Heidi Hadsell

Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia (Switzerland/Kenya) - Globethics Senior Advisor Peace and Reconciliation

Globethics Board Member 2008-2016

Special Advisor to the President of Kenya

Former Ecumenical Special Envoy to Sudan

Former Commissioner of the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya

Former General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (2004-2009)

Former General Secretary of the National Council of Churches in Kenya (1987-1993)

Prof. Dr Parichart Suwanbubbha (RIP, 1958-2016, Thailand)

Globethics Board Member 2008-2016

Director of the Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies
Mahidol University, Salaya, Nakornpathom, Thailand.

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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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