Klaus Michael Leisinger
Prof.
Founder and President of the Foundation Global Values Alliance
 

Klaus Michael Leisinger, founder and President of the Foundation Global Values Alliance (2013), is Professor of Sociology at the University of Basel (special areas Development Policy, Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility). He is member of the Consortium Board of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), as well as of the Leadership Council of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, initiated by UNO Secretary Secretary Ban Ki-moon and directed by Professor Jeffrey Sachs. Until 2013, Leisinger headed the development cooperation Foundations of the Swiss pharmaceutical corporations Ciba and Novartis for more than 30 years.