André Hoffmann

André Hoffmann  (billionaire, businessman, deep politician?)
Born	May 31, 1958
Nationality	Swiss
Alma mater	St. Gallen School of Economics, INSEAD
Parents	• Daria Hoffmann-Razumovsky • Luc Hoffmann
Spouse	Rosalie Coombe-Tennant
Founder of	Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Leadership Programme
Member of	Chatham House/Governors, Club of Rome, Global Commission for Post-Pandemic Policy, WEF/Board of Trustees
Interests	• Big Pharma • stakeholder capitalism
Relatives	• Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche • Vera Michalski • Maja Hoffmann
Multi-billionaire big pharma and environmental conservation activist, Bilderberg, World Economic Forum Board of Trustees  Vice-Chairman Dates unknown Employer Roche  Vice president In office 2007 - 2017 Employer WWF

André Hoffmann is a multi-billionaire Swiss businessman and heir and Vice Chairman of the pharmaceutical giant Roche. He sat at the Board of Trustees of the deep state think tanks World Economic Forum and Chatham House.

He was International Vice-President of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) from 2007 to 2017, and has been active in many similar conservation initiatives.

In June 2020 he wrote about how the Great Reset would be implemented:

Unlike previous recent disease outbreaks, COVID-19 has spurred unprecedented state intervention, with governments worldwide developing and implementing comprehensive recovery strategies. This provides a golden opportunity to entrench environmental protection and restoration in our economic systems.
Two principles should shape recovery strategies. First, stimulus alone is not enough; better environmental regulations, conceived with the active participation of business and investors, are also crucial. Second, public spending should be allocated in ways that support a better balance between the health of societies, economies, and the environment. This means investing in green industries, especially those that move us closer to a circular economy.

Background

He is the great-grandson of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche who founded the drug company Roche Holding in 1896.

Born on 31 May 1958 in Basel, Switzerland, André Hoffmann is the son of Daria Hoffmann-Razumovsky and Luc Hoffmann, co-founder the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 1961,, member of the 1001 Club

He studied economics at the University of St. Gallen, and holds an MBA from INSEAD, completed in 1990.

As of November 2020, his estimated net worth is US$5.71 billion

Environmentalism

He is Honorary Chair of the Global Footprint Network, which has developed the concept of the Overshoot Day, the day of the year when "humanity has exhausted nature's budget for the year".

“Thirty years ago, the fact that our consumption patterns were endangering nature and, by extension, our human system, was always discounted rather quickly,” Hoffmann stated 2021 interview. “But today the realization that nature is indispensable to life on Earth and that we will not survive very long if a natural system becomes dysfunctional, has become mainstream."

"We need to slightly change the approach we have to nature. Nature is not a 'nice to have'. It’s a 'must-have.' Because it’s a must-have, we need to protect it."

In 2021, he declared that he would stop funding individual conservation projects, stating that the wealthy donating money into charitable activity is senseless as a long-term strategy. “The traditional form of philanthropy has failed.” He and his children would continue to support projects, Hoffmann said. However, these must be based on a business model that ensures survival. “The success of a project must not depend on the donor.”

Connections

Hoffmann is (selection):

• World Economic Forum, Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, Member of the Board of Trustees
• Honorary Chair, Global Footprint Network
• A member of the Club of Rome
• Vice-Chairman of the Board at the Venture Foundation
• Chairman of the Board of the Capitals Coalition Board
• A member of The Royal Institute of International Affairs and Senior Adviser at Chatham House, its think tank
• Since 2010, he has been president of the MAVA Foundation, a major foundation in the field of nature preservation/
• HGIBS Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society, Fontainebleau, France, Founder; Chairman of the Advisory Board
• Givaudan Foundation, Vernier, Switzerland, President of the Board of Trustees
• Paul Sacher Stiftung, Basel, Switzerland, Member of the Board
• Peace Parks Foundation, Stellenbosch, South Africa, Member of the Board
• Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom, Member of the Board of Trustees

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/2019	30 May 2019	2 June 2019	Switzerland Montreux	The 67th Bilderberg Meeting
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004	21 January 2004	25 January 2004	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/2011	26 January 2011	30 January 2011	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2229 guests in Davos, with the theme: "Shared Norms for the New Reality".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2012	25 January 2012	29 January 2012	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2113 guests in Davos
WEF/Annual Meeting/2013	23 January 2013	27 January 2013	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2500 mostly unelected leaders met to discuss "leading through adversity"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2014	22 January 2014	25 January 2014	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World"
WEF/Annual Meeting/2016	20 January 2016	23 January 2016	Switzerland	Attended by over 2500 people, both leaders and followers, who were explained how the Fourth Industrial Revolution would changed everything, including being a "revolution of values".
WEF/Annual Meeting/2017	17 January 2017	20 January 2017	World Economic Forum Switzerland	2950 known participants, including prominently Bill Gates. "Offers a platform for the most effective and engaged leaders to achieve common goals for greater societal leadership."
WEF/Annual Meeting/2019	22 January 2019	25 January 2019	World Economic Forum Switzerland
WEF/Annual Meeting/2020	21 January 2020	24 January 2020	Switzerland	This mega-summit of the world's ruling class and their political and media appendages happens every year, but 2020 was special, as the continuous corporate media coverage of COVID-19 started more or less from one day to the next on 20/21 January 2020, coinciding with the start of the meeting.

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