WYSS ACADEMY
Board
The Wyss Academy Board ensures that the goals and principles of the Wyss Academy for Nature are achieved with the greatest possible efficiency and effectiveness. The Board has overall operational, financial, and scientific responsibility and facilitates the Academy’s operations. It is supported by an international Advisory Committee.
Prof. Dr. Christian Leumann
President of the Board and Rector of the University of Bern
André Nietlisbach
Vice-President of the Board and Secretary General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy and the Environment of the Canton of Bern
Dr. h.c. Hansjörg Wyss
Board member, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist, Wyss Foundation
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Johann Schneider-Ammann
Board member, Entrepreneur and Politician, Former Federal Councilor
Prof. Dr. Peter Messerli
Board member and Director, Professor for Sustainable Development
Dr. Molly McUsic
Board member and President of the Wyss Foundation
Directorate
The Wyss Academy Director is responsible for the Academy’s operations. The Director grants mandates and assignments to achieve the Wyss Academy’s goals and to implement the annual plans as endorsed by the Board. They are supported by the members of the Directorate, which is composed of the heads of the Regional Stewardship Hubs, the Research & Innovation Teams, the Management Center, the Policy Outreach & Synthesis unit and the Hub Bern.
