Klaus Schwab

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Klaus Schwab
Schwab in 2011
Chairman of the World Economic Forum
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 January 1971
Preceded by	Office established
Personal details
Born	(1938-03-30) 30 March 1938 (age 87) Ravensburg, Free People's State of Württemberg, Nazi Germany
Citizenship	Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse	Hilde Schwab ​ (m. 1971)​
Children	2
Education	ETH Zürich (Dr. Sc. Tech) University of Fribourg (Dr. Rer. Pol) Harvard University (MPA)
Klaus Schwab's voice Schwab introducing Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the 2012 World Economic Forum Recorded 26 January 2012

Klaus Martin Schwab (German: [klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp]; born 30 March 1938) is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He has acted as the WEF's chairman since founding the organisation in 1971. In May 2024, WEF announced that Schwab will move from his role as Executive Chairman to chairman of the Board of Trustees by January 2025. No successor has been named yet.^[1][2]