Walter Schmid, Mario Gattiker, Rolf Widmer, Ruth Züblin, Jean-Daniel Gerber, Michèle Demierre, Eduard Gnesa

JEAN-DANIEL GERBER

PRESIDENT

Dr. hc, former head of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), former director of the Federal Office for Refugees.

MARIO GATTIKER

Vice-President

Former State Secretary for Migration and Director of the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in the Federal Department of Justice and Police (2012-2021), studied law at the University of Bern. Worked for various non-governmental organisations in the field of migration and refugee law, including as head of the legal service of Caritas Switzerland (1990-2001).

EDUARD GNESA

VICE-PRESIDENT

Dr. jur., former Director of the Federal Office for Migration and Ambassador Extraordinary for International Cooperation on Migration.

RUTH ZÜBLIN

MEMBER

Ruth Züblin Associates, owner, former Vice-President Corporate Communications & Philanthropy, Swiss Government Relations at JTI, Head of Communications and Marketing at the Zurich Opera House, Head Corporate Communications Crossair AG and Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.

WALTER SCHMID

Member

Prof. Dr. in Law, Lawyer, former director of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, social work. Chairman of the Foundation Board of HEKS/EPER, former President of the Swiss Conference of Social Work Institutions CSIAS/SKOS.

ROLF WIDMER

Member

Operational director of the Tipiti association (a platform that attracts professionals interested in developing personalised living spaces for children and young people), former director and president of the International Social Service-Switzerland (SSI), former asylum coordinator for the canton of Zurich.