Lea Weibel oversees the strategy and engagement for partnerships with leading global think tanks across geopolitics, economics, and related policy domains, and supports the Network of Global Future Councils, the Forum’s in-house think tank. In this role, she drives strategic initiatives, enables cross-institutional collaboration, and builds high-impact partnerships. She joined the World Economic Forum in 2022 to work on Strategic Partnerships with leading global companies that help shape the Forum’s industry, regional, and global agendas.
Prior to this, she gained experience across sustainability, strategy, and audit, with a strong focus on greenhouse gas measurement and corporate sustainability initiatives. Lea holds a Master’s degree in Business Management and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG).
La perspectiva global actual se define menos por la claridad que por la contradicción, con diversas fuerzas que tiran del sistema global en direcciones a menudo contradictorias.
The world is navigating a period of heightened uncertainty. Climate change, geopolitical tensions and rapid technological transformation are unfolding simultaneously, increasing both comp...
Today’s global outlook is defined less by clarity than by contradiction, with various forces pulling the global system in often contradictory directions.
Fundamental research is under growing pressure. As funding tightens and innovation is increasingly assessed through short-term impact, curiosity-driven inquiry and research with long and ...
For over five decades, the World Economic Forum has partnered with global leaders to catalyze significant positive change—unleashing initiatives, pioneering industry advancements, further...
As the world grapples with parallel shocks or 'polycrises', there has been a growing sense of geopolitical fragmentation as economies navigate shifting economic headwinds by reducing expo...
