10 Break-Out Sessions

  • Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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Rahul Sahgal

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Rahul Sahgal is the designated CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Swiss Amcham), set to assume office in the summer of 2024. In this capacity, he will oversee efforts to strengthen bilateral trade and economic relations between Switzerland and the United States. Before his forthcoming role, Mr. Sahgal served as Deputy Head of the Tax Division at the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) in Bern since 2021. Prior to his tenure at SIF, he held various diplomatic positions from 2013 to 2021. From August 2017 to July 2021, Mr. Sahgal was stationed in Washington D.C., serving as Counselor for Financial and Fiscal Affairs within the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Additionally, from 2014 to 2017, he served as Deputy Head of Unit in the Human Security Division at the FDFA, and his diplomatic career began in 2013 as Attaché Diplomatique at the Swiss Mission to the EU in Brussels. Before his diplomatic service, Mr. Sahgal held leadership roles in the private sector. From 2009 to 2013, he served as a Board Member and President of the Northern Region with the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce. Simultaneously, he led Autoneum, a Rieter spin-off, demonstrating his managerial expertise in the automotive industry. Mr. Sahgal holds master's degrees in both business administration and law, as well as a PhD, all earned from the University of St.Gallen.