Hilde Schwab is the Chairperson and Co-Founder of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and the World Economic Forum. She joined husband Klaus Schwab in 1970 as first collaborator in the organization known today as the World Economic Forum. In 1998, together with her husband, the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship was created and endowed to provide social entrepreneurs with a platform where they can engage global business and political leaders to solve social and environmental challenges.

The Schwab Foundation has today a global network of over 350 leading social innovators. Hilde Schwab has been instrumental in infusing a cultural, social and environmental spirit into the Forum’s activities, including the co-creation of the “Crystal Awards” to honor outstanding artists from across the world. Hilde Schwab also serves on the advisory boards of a number of organizations, including International Bridges to Justice, Global Dignity and La Chartreuse de Neuville.

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