Biography
Stéphane Garelli — a world authority on competitiveness — has pioneered research and the theory in this field. Professor Emeritus at IMD (Institute of Management Development) Lausanne, where he has founded the World Competitiveness Center, he is also Professor Emeritus of World Competitiveness at the University of Lausanne.
Professor Garelli is closely connected to the world of business. He was, among others, Chairman of the Board of Directors and shareholder of "Le Temps", the leading French language Swiss newspaper, Chairman of the Board of the Sandoz Financial and Banking Holding, and Member of the board of the Banque Edouard Constant.
A "practicing" academic — as well as his involvement in the academic world, he has always managed to remain very close to market realities and the world of business.
Professor Emeritus
Founder of the World Competitiveness Center and publisher of the annual World Competitiveness Yearbooks.
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Led the Davos Annual Meetings — the world's most important annual gathering of business and government leaders.
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Chairman and shareholder for 15 years of Switzerland's leading French-language newspaper.
Visit Le Temps →Professor Garelli was the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum and of the Davos Annual meetings for many years. He was also permanent senior adviser to the European management of Hewlett-Packard.
He is a member of a number of institutes, such as the China Enterprise Management Association, Board of the 'Fondation Jean Monet pour l'Europe', The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Mexican Council for Competitiveness, and an advisory committee member of the Thai Management Association. He is also a member of the International Olympic Committee Commission on Sustainability and Legacy.
Stéphane Garelli is the author of numerous publications on competitiveness and global business. He published his best-selling book "Top Class Competitors — How Nations, Firms and Individuals Succeed in the New World of Competitiveness" with Wiley. His latest book "Are You a Tiger, a Cat or a Dinosaur?" is published in several languages and available on Amazon.
He was a member of the Constitutional Assembly of his local state — Vaud, Switzerland — from 1999 to 2002.
Business Connections
Managing Director — World Economic Forum
Led the Davos Annual Meetings for over a decade, helping to shape the world's most important annual gathering of business and government leaders.
FF Sandoz Financial & Banking Holding
Chairman of the Board of the Sandoz Financial and Banking Holding.
Banque Edouard Constant
Member of the Board of Directors.
Chairman — "Le Temps"
Chairman of the Board and shareholder of Switzerland's leading French-language newspaper for 15 years.
Senior Adviser — Hewlett-Packard Europe
A 14-year association with one of the world's leading information technology companies, advising European management on strategy and competitiveness.
Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS)
Advisor to the Managing Director of the world's largest inspection company.
Nestlé — Competitiveness Audit
Designed the methodology for, and conducted a major "Competitiveness Audit" for the Management Board of the world's largest food company, focusing on key supplier and customer relationships.
Swiss Bank Corporation
Designed and implemented a new strategic management process at the head office in Geneva.
Short CV
Academic Career
Professor Emeritus of World Competitiveness at IMD and the University of Lausanne. Founder of the World Competitiveness Center. Publisher of the annual World Competitiveness Yearbooks. Pioneer of world competitiveness theory.
Business Leadership
Managing Director of World Economic Forum & Davos. Chairman of Sandoz Financial Holding. Chairman & shareholder of "Le Temps." Senior adviser to Hewlett-Packard Europe. Board of Banque Edouard Constant.
Global Engagement
IOC Commission on Sustainability and Legacy. Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences. Mexican Council for Competitiveness. Fondation Jean Monet pour l'Europe. Constitutional Assembly, Vaud (2002).