Klaus Schwab
Born: March 30, 1938 – Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Klaus Schwab is a German engineer, economist, and author best known for founding the World Economic Forum and shaping its annual Davos meetings into a major venue for global policy and business dialogue. His books, including The Fourth Industrial Revolution, focus on globalization, stakeholder capitalism, and technological change.
Biography & Author's Journey
Klaus Schwab was born in Ravensburg, Germany, on March 30, 1938. He studied at the Humanistisches Gymnasium there before moving into a notably interdisciplinary education: engineering at ETH Zurich, economics at the University of Fribourg, and, in 1967, a master’s degree in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School. Early work on factory floors, with the German Machine-Building Association, and then on the managing board of Sulzer Escher Wyss gave him a managerial perspective grounded in industry rather than theory alone. From 1972 to 2003, he also taught business policy at the University of Geneva. ((https://www.weforum.org/about/klaus-schwab/))
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Community Voices
"Klaus Schwab is the founder of the World Economic Forum, whose Davos gathering became a symbol of globalisation"
— Reuters
"Klaus Schwab may well be the most connected man on the planet"
— The New Yorker
"Klaus Schwab is best known for hosting an annual meeting of political, business and other elites in Davos"
— AP
"Klaus Schwab has the power to frame the debate among the world’s most influential actors"
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"For more than half a century, Klaus Schwab presided over the World Economic Forum"
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