Friederike Rass

After working as a scientific advisor in federal programmes for international collaboration in innovation as well as R&D for Switzerland/EU with a focus on Nordic countries, Dr. Friederike Rass switched to the philanthropic sector.
She holds a PhD in philosophy of religion from the University of Zurich as well as an Executive MBA (HSG) and is currently the CEO of Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber, a non-profit foundation specializing in social innovation in the Region of Zurich. This organization provides pastoral, social, medical and material help to people in need. It creates facilities and free spaces and manages projects that enable those affected to live in dignity and to experience themselves as full partners in our society.