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 86) Ravensburg, Nazi Germany
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 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.