Sandro Giuliani has a background in business administration from his MBA studies at the University of Zurich and also holds a Master of Advanced Studies in development and cooperation from the ETH Zurich.

From 1999 to 2009, Sandro Giuliani worked for Pestalozzi Children Foundation, most recently as head of its international programs and member of the Board of Directors.

He has joined Jacobs Foundation in 2009 as Program Officer. Since 2013, he has been the Managing Director of the Foundation and since 2015, he is also Delegate of the Board. In this function he has been responsible for developing the new strategy 2020.

Sandro Giuliani is member of the Board of the Compagnia di San Paolo,  the Jacobs University Bremen and the German Children & Youth Foundation (DKJS) and Member of the Managing Board of Swiss Foundations.

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