Marcus is the Strategic Learning & Evaluation Lead. He has a background in Environmental Sciences from ETH Zurich. Before joining Fondation Botnar, Marcus was a partner at Mesopartner; he supported organisations, programmes and projects during the design, inception and implementation…

Nicolas is the Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Manager at Fondation Botnar. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Public Management, both from the University of Geneva. He has previously worked in the Evaluation and…

Rineke is Communications Manager for Fondation Botnar. She holds a Masters in Communication & Information Studies from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. She has broad experience in public relations and worked as a media spokesperson for several international…

Samira is Grant Administrator at Fondation Botnar. She has a certificate from Wirtschaftsmittelschule WMS business administration school in Basel, Switzerland. Samira did a one-year Administration Internship at Fondation Botnar. Samira believes you are never done with learning and should always…

Sary is the IT and Digital Platform Lead at Fondation Botnar. He holds a Masters in Computer Science from the IAE Lyon School of Management in France. Before joining the foundation, he worked in various roles as a software engineer,…

Siddhartha grew up in India and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, an MSc. in Biomedical Engineering and a CAS in Computer Science with a focus on Artificial Intelligence, both from the Swiss…

Stefanie is the People and Office Administrator at Fondation Botnar. She was born in Herzogenbuchsee, Switzerland, and has extensive experience in recruitment for long-term and temporary placements. After more than 15 years, she decided to embrace a new direction in…

Susanna is the Cities Portfolio Lead at Fondation Botnar. She leads the strategic development and implementation of programmes that improve city systems for young people. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology, a Master in Medical Anthropology and an Executive MBA…

Sushant is the Chief Investment Officer of Fondation Botnar. He holds a Master’s in Finance and Controlling from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Sushant has 30+ years of experience in private and institutional asset management. He is a specialist…

Szandra is the Executive Assistant of Fondation Botnar. She is a graduate of History from the University of Vienna. Szandra travelled the world for many years through sporting activities before settling down in Basel in 2008. She joined Fondation Botnar…