BIO

Swiss businessman, environmentalist and philanthropist.

The great-grandson of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche who in 1896 founded the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical company, Roche Holding. He currently is the vice-chairman of the company.

He is on the board of Genentech, a fully owned subsidiary based in San Francisco, California. He is a member of the Club of Rome, a member of the board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum, a member the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco, and a member of the board of SystemIQ, a company that intends to “drive positive disruption in economic systems”.

Hoffmann is an environmentalist, involved in a number of nonprofit organizations and initiatives related to sustainability and nature conservation. As a philanthropist, he has been an advocate for sustainability and environmental protection, serving as International Vice-president of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) from 2007 to 2017. He has also been on the boards of Wetlands International, the global non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetland ecosystems.

He studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, and holds an MBA from INSEAD.

In 2022, he and his wife were awarded a joint Honorary Degree for their contributions and support to conservation research.

Switzerland, according to rankings the most innovative country in the world, will be the first partner country in Impact’s history. It is a reliable partner when it comes to discussing sustainability, artificial intelligence, science and innovative start-ups.