University & Researcher Network

University & Researcher Network

An invitation-only community of global, forward-thinking, and solution-oriented universities who are committed to supporting the Forum's mission of improving the state of the world. The universities collaborate with Forum centres, communities and initiatives on matters of common interest, including those relating to higher education, research, and societal impact.

Members

Chief of Staff to the President, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Assistante de direction, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Jacqueline Aeberhard

Executive Personal Assistant, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

President, University of Chicago

Paul Alivisatos

Vice Dean for Innovation, Princeton University

research analyst, University of Cambridge

Marina Avena Maia

President, IMD Business School

Dean of the School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania

Director of Grand Challenges, University College London (UCL)

President, Dartmouth

Sian L. Beilock

Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University

Executive Director, External Engagement, University of Sydney

Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, University of Oxford

Alexander Betts

Director, Campaign and Vice-Chancellor’s Alumni and Development Engagement, University of Cambridge

Senior Vice Provost for Research, University of Pennsylvania

Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Associate Vice-President, Innovation and Partnerships, McGill University

President, Imperial College London

Head of Media & Content, SRI International

Head of Office of the President, ETH Zurich

Jürg Brunnschweiler

Chief Transformation Officer, Dartmouth

executive director of corporate engagement and foundation relations, Princeton University

interim vice provost for global affairs, University of Washington

Gayle Christensen

President, Arizona State University

Michael M. Crow

Director, International Office, Australian National University

Jonathan Dampney

Dean, Harvard Business School

Associate Dean for Integrative Initiatives in Institutes and International Partn, Stanford University

Head of Science Diplomacy, Office of International Affairs, Universidad de los Andes

Maria Camila de la Hoz Moncaleano

Alumni, Global Shapers Community

Press Adviser, European Research Council

Madeleine Drielsma

Lead, Knowledge Communities, World Economic Forum

Manager of Global Partnerships, International Collaboration Department, Tsinghua University

Associate Vice President for Global Strategy, Yale University

Donald L. Filer

Chief Communications Officer, IMD Business School

President, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral

Senior Associate Director of Foundation Relations, Princeton University

Kelly Freidenfelds

Assistant Director External Partnerships, Andlinger Centre, Princeton University

President, University of Tokyo

Associate Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Executive Director of Penn China, University of Pennsylvania

Chief of Staff, Office of the President, Columbia University

Senior Vice Dean of Research, Centers and Academic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania

Chief of Staff (SIPA), Columbia University

Felicia Goodman

executive assistant, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Chief of Staff to the Dean & Head of the Executive Office Blavatnik School, University of Oxford

Chancellor for Academic Advancement, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

W. Eric L. Grimson

Head of International Strategic Partnerships & Alliances, University of Copenhagen

Hedvig Gyde Thomsen

Director of Presidential Support, University of Chicago

Executive Director, Stanford Accelerator for Learning, Stanford University

Director of Media Relations & Research Marketing, University of Pennsylvania

President, ETH Board

Michael Hengartner

President, Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

WEF contact for Martin Vetterli, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Gaël Hürlimann

Development & Alumni Office, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

President, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

President, Keio University

President, Carnegie Mellon University

Farnam Jahanian

Dean, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Vice President, Strategy Implementation; Acting Vice President, Development and, California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Strategic Communications Manager, Carnegie Mellon University

Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations, Princeton University

Sr Director, Office of University Affairs, Arizona State University

President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Sally Kornbluth

Dean, Heinz College Of Information Systems And Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University

Ramayya Krishnan

Dean of Penn Engineering, University of Pennsylvania

Chief of Staff, Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

Rector, University of Geneva

Head (Global Engagement & Greater China Affairs), Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Program Officer, Office of International Relations, Peking University

Senior Academic Planning and Projects Officer, McGill University

Chancellor, UC Berkeley

Richard K. Lyons

Dean, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University

Chief of International Relations, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

Plamena Markova

President, Yale University

Director, International Relations Office, Imperial College London

Michael McTernan

President, ETH Zurich

Senior Associate Dean, External Relations, Stanford University

International Strategy Group, University of Tokyo

Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives, University of Pennsylvania

Director of the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford

Director of Global Engagement, University College London (UCL)

Ciaran Moynihan

Partnership Coordinator, Zhejiang University

Sr. VP University Affairs Chief of Staff, Arizona State University

Chief of Staff and University Marshal, Harvard University

Katherine O'Dair

Chief of Staff to the President, Carnegie Mellon University

Tricia O'Reilly

Chief Executive, ODI Global

Sara Pantuliano

Executive Director, Sustainability Accelerator, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability

Vice-President, Outreach and Engagement, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey

Alejandro Poiré Romero

Office of the President, University of Pennsylvania

Professor; Director, Graduate Studies, Princeton University

Rodney Dewayne Priestley

Henry M. Jackson Professor of Law; Director, Graduate Program in Sustainable International Development, University of Washington School of Law

Anita Ramasastry

Research Engineer & Program Lead, MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Minoo Rathnasabapathy

Vice Provost Research Innovation and Global Engagement, University College London (UCL)

Director of Communications Public Affairs and Communications, ODI Global

Senior Fellow & Global Engagement at Penn GSE, University of Pennsylvania

Chairman, The Bridge Tank

Executive Officer, External Engagement, University of Sydney

Vice President of Business Development, SRI International

President, Seoul National University

President and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University

Head of Public International Partnerships, University of Cambridge

Renata Schaeffer

Assistant of the President, European Research Council

Sabine Simmross

Editor-in-Chief, Nature

Magdalena Skipper

President and Provost, University College London (UCL)

Deputy Director of UCL Public Policy, University College London (UCL)

Olivia Stevenson

Provost, Yale University

Dean, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania

Katharine Strunk

Director, Global Engagement Office, Keio University

Personal Assistant, National University of Singapore

President, National University of Singapore

Sr Associate Director Europe & LatAm Development & Alumni, University of Cambridge

Belen Tejada Romero

Provost, King's College, University of Cambridge

Gillian R. Tett

Vice-Chancellor, University of Oxford

Head of External Engagement and Operations, Office of the President & Provost, University College London (UCL)

Science Policy and Strategy Processes, Max Planck Society (MPG)

Christiane Walch-Solimena

Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, Columbia University

International Relations Officer, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)

Founding Director, Institut de Recherche Empirique en Economie Politique (IREEP)

Leonard Wantchekon

Dean, School of Continuing Studies, McGill University

Chief of Staff (Office of the President) and Director of Public Affairs, Imperial College London

Amanda Wolthuizen

Vice-Provost, Planetary Solutions, Yale University

Julie Zimmerman

Arizona State University

Australian National University

Dartmouth

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) ETH Zurich

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) European Research Council

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

IMD Business School

Imperial College London

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

National University of Singapore

Princeton University

SRI International

Stanford University

University College London (UCL) University of Cambridge University of Chicago University of Oxford

University of Pennsylvania University of Sydney University of the Witwatersrand University of Tokyo

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