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Martin Brown
Director, Program Manager Forum
Study Center Gerzensee
Foundation
The Study Center Gerzensee was established in 1984 as a foundation of the Swiss National Bank. We opened our doors in 1986 to serve as an international training and conference center for economists and central bank staff.
Academic Mission Statement
The Study Center Gerzensee is a non-profit provider of services to economists in academia and policy. The Study Center offers excellent graduate training and continuing education in economics. The Study Center is also an internationally renowned forum for economic debate. We have a particular focus on topics relevant to central banking.
We aim to develop talented scholars in economics, advance economic insights and foster interaction between academia and policy. Our activities strengthen the role of Switzerland as a place of economic debate.
We attract leading scholars to ensure excellence in all our activities. We complement and support the programs of public and private institutions. Our own academic research underpins the quality of our programs. We are impartial.
Foundation Council
Our foundation council is entrusted with the strategic oversight of our academic activities and the governance of our operations.
President
Antoine Martin
Vice Chairman of the Governing Board
Swiss National Bank
Members
Stefan Bechtold
Professor of Intellectual Property
ETH Zurich
Isabelle Chappuis
National Councillor
Patricia Funk
Professor of Economics
Università della Svizzera italiana
Ernst Hossmann
President
Municipality of Gerzensee
Sébastien Kraenzlin
Alternate Member of the Governing Board
Swiss National Bank
Yvan Lengwiler
Professor of Economics
University of Basel
Carlos Lenz
Head of Economic Affairs
Swiss National Bank
Nicolas Stoffels
Head of International Monetary Cooperation
Swiss National Bank
