Building Bridges welcomes Karen Hitschke, as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective May 21, 2024. In her new role based in Geneva, Karen will lead the evolution of the Building Bridges Foundation into its next phase of impact and growth, fostering progress towards a more sustainable financial system.

世界卫生组织基金会前首席运营官凯伦·希奇克是一位训练有素的生物学家、投资人、董事会成员、高管和认证高管教练，在生物技术、风险投资、咨询、社会企业和影响力投资领域拥有超过25年的经验。她最初毕业于生物学专业，后获得法国枫丹白露欧洲工商管理学院（INSEAD）的工商管理硕士学位，其职业背景涵盖营利性和非营利性领域的各种职务。凯伦目前担任多个董事会成员和顾问职务，同时也是尤努斯社会企业全球倡议（Yunus Social Business Global Initiatives）的董事会成员、联合创始人兼前任董事总经理。尤努斯社会企业全球倡议是一家开创性的影响力投资机构，致力于为印度、东非和拉丁美洲的社会企业提供资金支持。.

As a firm believer in bringing together people, cultures, and ideas to transform business and society, Karen has a profound commitment to driving positive change. “I am thrilled about the opportunity to work together with such a wide range of stakeholders bridging the for-profit, non-profit, impact investing and public sector” says Karen. “Only through collaboration across sectors and across nations can we help shape an economic system where business and finance are applied for the good of society and the planet. This is the mission of the Building Bridges Foundation and I am honored to lead the organization through this transformative next phase.”

 

Patrick Odier, Chair of Building Bridges, comments:

We are delighted to welcome Karen as the new CEO of the Building Bridges Foundation. Her deep knowledge of finance, in both the public and private sector throughout multiple geographies, lies at the heart of the initiative and will support the execution of our mission to further align finance with sustainability.