About Us
Who We Are
The St. Gallen Endowment is a Swiss-based, tax-exempt non-profit organisation that combines decades of policy expertise with cutting-edge technical prowess.
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Our History
Professor Simon Evenett created the Global Trade Alert in 2009 as a research project at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. The St. Gallen Endowment emerged in 2020 as a platform to help policymakers and businesses make better informed decisions. Today, our work supports 30+ developing countries and is regularly cited by the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the United Nations.
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Our Team
We are a team of 40 dedicated professionals from among 25 different nationalities working across the globe to help our partners navigating the complexities of global markets.
Board of Trustees
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Dr. Thomas Schmidheiny, Chairman of the Board.
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Prof. Manuel Ammann, Vice-Chairman of the Board.
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Prof. Simon Evenett, Founder and Board Member.
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Andreas Kirchschläger, Board Member.​
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Prof. Reto Föllmi, Board Member.