Here you will find information on SWITCH's governing bodies and organisational structure. Information on the Management Board can be found here.
Foundation Council
The Foundation Council consists of 40 members and is SWITCH's highest governing body. Its tasks include strategically managing the foundation's activities in line with its purpose. Besides the federal government and the cantons with universities, the Swiss universities and education policy authorities are represented on the Foundation Council.
Members of the Foundation Council
Foundation Committee
The seven members of the Foundation Committee are elected by the Foundation Council. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Foundation Committee simultaneously hold the same functions on the Foundation Council. The Foundation Committee's remit is to prepare the Foundation Council's ongoing business and meetings and to put forward proposals.
Peter Kofmel
Stiftungsratspräsident, Fürsprecher und Notar
Prof. Dr. Torsten Braun
Stiftungsrat Vizepräsident, Head of CDS research group Universität Bern
Jeanette Frey
Direktorin der Bibiothèque Cantonale et Universitaire Lausanne (BCUL) und Vertreterin der Konferenz der Universitätsbibliotheken (KUB)
Dr. Alexandre Gachet
Direktor der Informatikdienste der Universität Freiburg und Vertreter des Kantons Freiburg
Mario Gay
Stiftungsrat Ausschussmitglied, Leiter TI-EDU ICT Dienste bei der Università della Svizzera italiana (USI)
Dr. Axel Marion
Stiftungsrat Ausschussmitglied, Bereichsleiter Hochschulpolitik swissuniversities
Thomas Sutter
Leiter Zentrale Informatik und Vertreter der Universität Zürich