The Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees has nine members. They represent the different aspects of cultural life and the different cultures of Switzerland. The members of the Board of Trustees are chosen by the Federal Council for a term of four years. Each member can be re-appointed for one more term.
Politics, national and international
Charles Beer
President of Pro Helvetia
Former cantonal government member, canton of Geneva, Chêne-Bourg
Cultural institutions
Marco Franciolli
Director, Museo Cantonale d’Arte Lugano
Board member, Fotostiftung Schweiz in Winterthur
Cultural enterprise
Hannes Gassert
Cultural and technology entrepreneur, Zurich
Cultural communication
Susanna Fanzun
Vice president of the Board of Trustees, freelance film director and journalist,
Director, Production company Pisoc Pictures, Scuol
Cultural outreach and education
Johannes Schmid-Kunz
Owner of the cultural management agency AAA
Director, Swiss folk costume association, Bubikon
Artistic work
Nicole Seiler
Dancer, choreographer
Lausanne
Business, finance
Karl Schwaar
Head of Expenditure Policy Division and Deputy Director, Federal Finance Administration, Bern
Member of the Board of Directors, BLS Netz AG, Bern
Science of art and culture
Marie-Thérèse Bonadonna
Cultural Delegate, Club 44, La-Chaux-de-Fonds
Legal
Françoise König Gerny
Co-Head of Legal Services, Department of Economic, Social and Environmental Affairs, Canton of Basel-Stadt
