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Claude Smadja - Independent Director
Claude Smadja is the President of Smadja & Associates, a strategic advisory firm he founded in 2001.
A graduate of the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Mr. Smadja started his career as a journalist, first in the print media and then in television, covering an extensive range of international economic and political issues and interviewing top political leaders worldwide. In his last journalistic position, he was Director for News and Current Affairs at the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.
Mr. Smadja joined the World Economic Forum in 1987 as a Director and Member of the Executive Board. He was instrumental in creating World Link, the Forum’s magazine for global decision-makers, and initiated the first regional meeting of the World Economic Forum, the East Asia Economic Summit.
From January 1996 to June 2001, he was the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, with overall responsibility on the Davos annual meeting and the Forum’s activities in Asia.
Mr. Smadja left this position to found "Smadja & Associates, Strategic Advisory", which works with global corporations and government entities on strategic issues to create "content platforms" - high-profile international conferences, seminars, workshops, briefings and analyses – to help clients navigate and leverage globalization. The firm, with offices in Switzerland and the USA, has clients and partners in North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
His deep knowledge of global economics, business and politics and his acquaintance with key players in these fields makes Mr. Smadja a frequent invitee at international conferences and private business meetings. He is on the boards of several major corporations, and also serves as a member of the International Board of Overseers of the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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