Professor Klaus Schwab was born in Ravensburg, Germany in 1938. He is Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
Klaus Schwab holds a Doctorate in Engineering and a Doctorate in Economics and Social Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute Zurich and the University of Fribourg and an MPA from Harvard University. Formerly managed the restructuring of a leading Swiss machine building group and was Professor of Business Policy in Geneva until 2003. Author of Modern Management (1970), conceptualizing ...
Klaus Schwab, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum, has informed the Board: “Following my recent announcement, and as I enter my 88th year, I have decided to step down from the position of Chair and as a member of the Board of Trustees, with immediate effect.”
Schwab puts the most recent changes into historical context, outlines the key technologies driving this revolution, discusses the major impacts on governments, businesses, civil society and individuals, and suggests ways to respond. At the heart of his analysis is the conviction that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is within the control of all of us as long as we are able to collaborate ...
The changes we have already seen in response to COVID-19 prove that a reset of our economic model is possible. Professor Klaus Schwab outlines how to achieve it.
This notice is to alert you to a proposed settlement reached with The Charles Schwab Corporation (“Schwab”) in Jonathan Corrente, et al. v. The Charles Schwab Corporation, No. 4:22-CV-470ALM (E.D. Tex.) and the injunctive relief contemplated in the proposed settlement, specifically, the implementation of an antitrust compliance program.
The Schwab Foundation Awards 2025 celebrate 18 social entrepreneurs and innovators from 15 organizations spanning 13 countries who are driving systemic change worldwide. This year’s awardees are transforming healthcare and education, creating livelihoods for economically marginalized communities, protecting nature and more. The Schwab Foundation Awards kick off a three-year journey to ...
The 2025 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum took place from 20-24 January in Davos, Switzerland. Davos 2025 convened under the theme of “Collaboration for the Intelligent Age.” Hundreds of public figures, including scores of heads of state and government, gathered for the event.
