Foundation Board

The Foundation Board has the highest authority over the foundation, subject to the rights of the supervisory authority. It acts as guarantor of the Foundation’s statutes and asset management. It is in particular responsible for defining the goals of the Foundation and of the allocation of the Foundation’s resources to these goals.

It rules on the Foundation’s guiding principles and defines its strategy. It appoints from within its ranks the members of the Executive Board and the Director.
 It decides what amount is deducted each year from the Foundation’s assets in order to fund the Foundation’s goals.

The Foundation Board is currently made up of five members :

  • Claudia Genier
    President
  • Anne-Lorraine Bujon

    Bureau Member
  • Luis Marini-Portugal
    Bureau Member
  • Aurore Merle

    Member
  • Loïc Pfister
    Member

The Executive Board

The Executive Board serves as the link between the Board of Trustees and the management, manages the Foundation’s assets, and proposes an annual allocation from the assets to support the Foundation’s objectives. It also oversees the administration of Villarceaux.

Permanent Staff

The Foundation’s permanent staff, who work under the responsibility of the Director, appointed by the Foundation Board, is responsible for the implementation of the policy decided upon by the Foundation Board. The team currently consists of 8 people, based in Lausanne and Paris.

In Lausanne

  • Matthieu Calame
    
Director
  • Claudia Neubauer
    
Programme Manager
  • Antoine Vaskou
    
Programme Manager

In Paris

  • Aline Jablonka

    Deputy Director
  • Tony Goupil
    Building, Logistics and Reception Manager
  • Naïma Sayah
    Accounting and Administrative Secretary
  • Isabelle Yafil

    Publisher
  • Lysiane Mangin
    
Publishing and Communications Department Assistant