Michael Hengartner
Director/Board Member at KUDELSKI SA
Profile
Michael Hengartner was the founder of deVGen NV, a company founded in 1997, where he held the title of Director.
He is also the founder of Evaluescience AG.
Currently, Dr. Hengartner holds the position of Vice Chairman at the Swiss Study Foundation.
He is also a Non-Executive Director at Kudelski SA, where he started in 2020.
Additionally, he serves as a Director at the International Institute for Management Development, the Swiss National Science Foundation, Switzerland Innovation, Cogito Foundation, Ernst Hadorn Foundation, World.
Minds Foundation, Europa Institut im Kolping-Bildungswerk GmbH, World Minds Management AG, and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, where he is a Council Member.
He is a Member of the Stiftung Avenir Suisse and a President at ETH-Rat since 2020.
Furthermore, he is a Trustee at the Swiss Institute of International Studies, a Member of the Steering Board at digitalswitzerland, and a Member of the Swiss Science Center Technorama.
In his former positions, Dr. Hengartner served as the President of the University of Zurich from 2014 to 2020 and as the President of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
He obtained a doctorate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994 and an MBA from the International Institute for Management Development.
Michael Hengartner active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
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| KUDELSKI SA | Director/Board Member | 2020-04-14 |
| Ernst Hadorn Foundation | Director/Board Member | - |
Stiftung Avenir Suisse
 Stiftung Avenir Suisse Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Stiftung Avenir Suisse develops ideas for the sociopolitical and economic development of Switzerland. It comprises of companies and private individuals from all economic branches and regions of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
| Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Europa Institut im Kolping-Bildungswerk GmbH
 Europa Institut im Kolping-Bildungswerk GmbH Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Europa Institut im Kolping-Bildungswerk GmbH operates as a management school. The private company is based in Stuttgart, Germany. The German company was founded in 1983. The CEO is Niels Joeres. | Director/Board Member | - |
digitalswitzerland
 digitalswitzerland Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services digitalswitzerland operates as a cross-industry association that connects established business. The company was founded in January 2015 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
World Minds Management AG
 World Minds Management AG Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Minds Management AG is an invitation-only community of 1000 individuals who are making proven contributions in science, the arts, business, and government. The private company is based in Baar, Switzerland. The Swiss company's goal is to improve the quality of decisions as private individuals, role models, and citizens of this planet, and to inspire others to do so. The community is an intellectual oasis that provides an exchange of insights without any ideology or corporate small talk. The community includes Nobel laureates, former directors of the CIA, and professors from prestigious universities. The company does not take applications to join the community, and they will contact individuals if they are interested in joining. The company was founded in 2008 by Rolf Dobelli, and the CEO is Christoph Keese. | Director/Board Member | - |
| International Institute for Management Development | Director/Board Member | - |
| Swiss Study Foundation | Director/Board Member | - |
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Former positions of Michael Hengartner
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Training of Michael Hengartner
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Doctorate Degree |
| International Institute for Management Development | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| KUDELSKI SA | Technology Services |
| Private companies | 15 |
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deVGen NV
 deVGen NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology deVGen NV provides biotechnology services for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. It innovates in crop protection research and environment induced stress tolerance for its own crops and provides technology to corporate partners. The firm produces and sells its hybrid seeds in field crops such as rice, sunflower, sorghum and pearl millet in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The company was founded by Thierry Bogaert on September 10, 1997 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium. | Health Technology |
Stiftung Avenir Suisse
Stiftung Avenir Suisse Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Stiftung Avenir Suisse develops ideas for the sociopolitical and economic development of Switzerland. It comprises of companies and private individuals from all economic branches and regions of Switzerland. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Miscellaneous |
| Swiss National Science Foundation | |
| Swiss Study Foundation | |
| ETH-Rat | |
| Swiss Institute of International Studies | |
| Switzerland Innovation | |
digitalswitzerland
digitalswitzerland Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services digitalswitzerland operates as a cross-industry association that connects established business. The company was founded in January 2015 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. | Commercial Services |
Evaluescience AG
 Evaluescience AG Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Evaluescience AG provides consulting and research services. The private company is based in Switzerland, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded by Michael Hengartner. | Commercial Services |
| Cogito Foundation | |
| Ernst Hadorn Foundation | |
| World.Minds Foundation | |
Europa Institut im Kolping-Bildungswerk GmbH
Europa Institut im Kolping-Bildungswerk GmbH Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Europa Institut im Kolping-Bildungswerk GmbH operates as a management school. The private company is based in Stuttgart, Germany. The German company was founded in 1983. The CEO is Niels Joeres. | Consumer Services |
World Minds Management AG
World Minds Management AG Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Minds Management AG is an invitation-only community of 1000 individuals who are making proven contributions in science, the arts, business, and government. The private company is based in Baar, Switzerland. The Swiss company's goal is to improve the quality of decisions as private individuals, role models, and citizens of this planet, and to inspire others to do so. The community is an intellectual oasis that provides an exchange of insights without any ideology or corporate small talk. The community includes Nobel laureates, former directors of the CIA, and professors from prestigious universities. The company does not take applications to join the community, and they will contact individuals if they are interested in joining. The company was founded in 2008 by Rolf Dobelli, and the CEO is Christoph Keese. | Commercial Services |
| Swiss Science Center Technorama |
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