World Economic Forum

Klaus Schwab with Joe Biden

World Economic Forum is a globalist organization founded by Klaus Schwab. Their stated goal is to merge governments with industry through so-called "Public-Private Cooperation", becoming "the world’s foremost platform for public and private cooperation." The World Economic Forum's Forum of Young Global Leaders was founded by Klaus Schwab in 2004. The World Economic Forum's Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship was founded in 1998 and is chaired by Hilde Schwab. The World Economic Forum's Community of Global Shapers was founded in 2011 and "exists to empower young leaders and reinforce global solidarity".

Purpose

From the World Economic Forum Annual Report 2019-2020:

"At the World Economic Forum, our purpose is clear: we aim to shape the future of public-private cooperation. We want to do so globally, regionally and nationally. We want to help develop successful and responsible business models. We want to harness the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. We want to design cohesive, sustainable and resilient social and economic systems. And we want to enhance the stewardship of our global commons."

Leadership and Governance

From the World Economic Forum website:

Board of Trustees

• Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries
• Marc Benioff, Chair and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Salesforce
• Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees, World Economic Forum
• Thomas Buberl, Chief Executive Officer, AXA
• Mark Carney, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, United Nations
• Laurence D. Fink, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock
• Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• Orit Gadiesh, Chairman, Bain and Company
• Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Fabiola Gianotti, Director-General, European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
• Al Gore, Vice-President of the United States (1993-2001); Chairman and Co-Founder, Generation Investment Management LLP
• Herman Gref, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Sberbank
• Andre Hoffmann, Vice-Chairman, Roche
• Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information Communication Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation of Rwanda
• Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank
• Yo-Yo Ma, Cellist
• Peter Maurer, President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
• Luis Alberto Moreno, Managing Director, Allen and Company
• Patrice Motsepe, Founder and Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO)
• H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Office of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah
• L. Rafael Reif, President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, Carlyle
• Mark Schneider, Chief Executive Officer, Nestle
• Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum
• Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister, Government of Singapore
• Jim Hagemann Snabe, Chairman, Siemens
• Julie Sweet, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Accenture
• Feike Sybesma, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Royal Philips
• Heizo Takenaka, Professor Emeritus, Keio University
• Zhu Min, Chairman, National Institute of Financial Research

Managing Board

• Borge Brende, President
• Julien Gattoni, Managing Director, CFO and Head of Technology and Operations, World Economic Forum
• Jeremy Jurgens, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
• Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
• Sarita Nayyar, Managing Director; Chief Operating Officer, USA, World Economic Forum
• Gim Huay Neo, Managing Director, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum
• Olivier Schwab, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
• Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum
• Alois Zwinggi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Executive Committee

• Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Head of the Regional Agenda, Latin America; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Emma Benameur, Head of Impact Innovation and Engagement; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Francisco Betti, Head of Shaping the Future of Advanced Manufacturing & Value Chains; ExCom Memb, World Economic Forum
• Matthew Blake, Head of Shaping the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems, World Economic Forum
• François Bonnici, Director, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship; Head, Social Innovation, World Economic Forum
• Sebastian Buckup, Head of Network and Partnerships, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Sean Doherty, Head, International Trade and Investment; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Mirek Dusek, Deputy Head, Centre for Geopolitical and Regional Affairs; ExCom Member, World Economic Forum
• John Dutton, Head, Uplink; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Makiko Eda, Chief Representative Officer, Japan, World Economic Forum Tokyo
• Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Antonia Gawel, Head, Climate Action; Deputy Head, Platform for Public Goods, World Economic Forum
• Malte Godbersen, Head, Technology and Digital Services; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Pedro Gomez, Head of Shaping the Future of Mobility, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Kristin Hughes, Director, Global Plastic Action Partnership; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Zara Ingilizian, Head of Shaping the Future of Consumption; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Philippe Isler, Director, Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation; ExCom Member, World Economic Forum
• Alexander Klimburg, Head, Centre for Cybersecurity, Member of the Executive committee, World Economic Forum
• Ramya Krishnaswamy, Head, Institutional Communities and ESG Initiative; ExCom Member, World Economic Forum
• Joo-Ok Lee, Head, Regional Agenda - Asia-Pacific; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Viraj Mehta, Head of Regional Agenda - India and South Asia, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum Geneva
• Stephan Mergenthaler, Head of Strategic Intelligence; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Jeff Merritt, Head of Urban Transformation; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Derek O'Halloran, Head of Shaping the Future of Digital Economy and New Value Creation; ExCom Memb, World Economic Forum
• Severin Podolak, Head of Event Production; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Nicola Port, Chief Legal Officer, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Jim Riordan, Head of Direct Funding and Governance, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Mel Rogers, Head of Strategic Affairs; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Stephan Ruiz, Head of Group Controlling and Finance and Operations, USA, World Economic Forum
• Georg Schmitt, Head of Digital and Marketing; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Nicole Schwab, Co-Head, Nature-Based Solutions; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Paul Smyke, Head of the Regional Agenda, North America; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Roberto Tinnirello, Head of Business Strategy and Services, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
• Yann Zopf, Head of Media, Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

Executive Fellows

• Justin Adams, Executive Director, Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic Forum
• Anthony Robert Hobley, Co-Executive Director, Mission Possible Partnership and an Executive Fellow, WEF, World Economic Forum

Covid Action Platform

The World Economic Forum's Covid Action Platform:

"The spread of COVID-19 demands global cooperation among governments, international organizations and the business community. This multistakeholder cooperation is at the centre of the World Economic Forum’s mission as the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation."