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Foundation Team
 Mirjam Schöning - Head and Senior Director
Mirjam Schöning overseas the operations of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship to ensure the Foundation selects the highest quality of social entrepreneurs and provides a unique platform for them to interact with decision leaders at the regional and industry level. She is directly in charge of the Foundation’s activities in Latin America and Europe. Mirjam joined the Foundation at its inception in August 2000. She graduated with a Master in Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. Previously, she worked as a consultant at Bain & Company in Germany (1996-1998). In addition, she analyzed the social sector lending strategies in Southern Latin America for the World Bank, Washington, D.C. (1999) and reviewed investment decisions at Shell Scandinavia (1994-1995). She holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and studied at ESADE, Spain and the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Her fields of expertise include social entrepreneurship, microfinance and social investing.
 François Bonnici - Head, Africa
Dr François Bonnici is Head of Africa for the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and a Global Leadership Fellow of the World Economic Forum. Originally trained as a physician in South Africa, he read for a Masters degree in Public Health (London) and a MBA (Oxford) as a Rhodes Scholar. He has worked in clinical paediatrics, managed child public health programmes, worked as a consultant to UNICEF, country governments, for-profit companies and as a researcher in the Clinical Trial Unit at Oxford University. He also sits on the Board of Powerfree Education and Technology, a non-profit enterprise developing medical devices appropriate for resource poor settings. His most recent previous position was as the Associate Director of the World Economic Forum’s Global Health Initiative.
 Vivian Gee - Head, Asia
Vivian Gee is Head of Asia at the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, and a World Economic Forum Global Leadership Fellow. She is responsible for selecting leading social entrepreneurs in Asia, and identifying opportunities for them to engage with global decision makers. Vivian’s prior work experience includes product management and product marketing in the technology sector, as well as strategy and IT consulting. Vivian has also consulted for non-profits, social enterprises, and small/medium enterprises in South Africa, India, the United States, as well as Indonesia. During her time in Jakarta, Vivian spearheaded and customized a consulting program for local business owners. Vivian holds an MBA from INSEAD in addition to Bachelors and Masters degrees in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University.
 Katherine Milligan - Head, Middle East
Katherine Milligan is Head of the Middle East for the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and a Global Leadership Fellow of the World Economic Forum. She received her B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1998 and her Master’s in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government in 2004, where she was the recipient of the Pforzheimer Scholarship for Excellence in Nonprofit Management. After working as the director of a grassroots development organization in West Africa from 1999 – 2001, Katherine went on to do strategy consulting for the Center for Global Development, PBS Frontline, the Center for a New American Dream, and the African Public Broadcasting Foundation. She authored a report on the WTO agricultural negotiations as a Sheldon Knox Research Fellow at Harvard University from 2004 – 2005, which was published by the International Institute of Economics in Case Studies in US Trade Negotiations Volume II (2006). Katherine has been with the World Economic Forum since 2005.
 Sándor Nagy - Associate Director
Sandor joined the Schwab Foundation in October 2004. His experiences include three and a half years at the World Economic Forum; a temporary position at JTI (Japan Tobacco Int’l); several years teaching music, composing and arranging; different experiences in the Hotel Business. He holds a degree in Composition form the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Sándor speaks Italian, English, French, German.
 Allison Schuster - Intern
Allison recently joined the Schwab Foundation as an intern. She is assisting with the selection process of outstanding social entrepreneurs in Latin America. In May, Allison received a B.A. in political science from Tufts University. While at Tufts, Allison served as the president of Tufts Engineers Without Borders and worked with students on rural water development in El Salvador. Allison also worked at the Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts.
 Leonard Stiegeler - Volunteer
Leonard Stiegeler helps the Schwab Foundation on its outreach. He previously worked for the German Development Cooperation (GTZ) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Uganda. Leonard studies in the BSc Economics-course at the London School of Economics, where he also co-founded a research initiative on innovative development solutions.
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