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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. 

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. 

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

  • Dr. Thomas Schmidheiny, Chairman of the Board.

  • Prof. Manuel Ammann, Vice-Chairman of the Board.

  • Prof. Simon Evenett, Founder and Board Member.

  • Andreas Kirchschläger, Board Member.

  • Prof. Reto Föllmi, Board Member.

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