Portrait
Photo: Daniel Rihs
In the 1980s I organized rock concerts and played the era’s indie soundtrack on Swiss public radio station DRS3. After the end of history I visited prisons for the ICRC in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Iraq; I presented the news, cultural reports, I hosted a talk show about cinema on Swiss National Television and – back on the radio – I hosted the «Persönlich» talk format on SRF1. While working with the Swiss National Exposition Expo02 I invited seven wise souls from less well-off countries to hold a mirror up to Switzerland.
Alas, not even in my last job as head of communications at Alliance Sud and editor of the magazine «global», published in German and French, did I succeed in saving the world.
So it’s time to give it a new try: On April 9 2025 the documentary film “TROP CHAUD – KlimaSeniorinnen vs. Switzerland” premiered in Switzerland. The international title of the film is BEAT THE HEAT.
Current mandates:
Swiss Press Council (President of the foundation)
Edito (editorial board)
Swiss Cultural Capital (Member of the Jury)
Kulturmarkt (Member of the Board)
City of Zurich - International Cooperation (Member of the Commission)
Oeko Service (Communication)
Earlier (selection)
HQAI (Board of Directors – Vice President, 2021-24)
NADEL ETH ZH (Webinar with Prof. Mariana Mazzucato)
cinfo.ch (Panels at r4d Conference, Research for Development)
Greenpeace (Media work)
Stadtoase (Consultation)
SODK (Communication support for the General Secretariat of Social Directorates of Swiss Cantons)