Rahul Sahgal

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Rahul Sahgal, PhD, is the CEO of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce (Swiss AmCham), where he oversees efforts to strengthen bilateral trade and economic relations between Switzerland and the United States, and to ensure that Switzerland remains a preferred destination for US and international investment. Previously, Dr Sahgal served as Deputy Head of the Tax Division at the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) in Bern from 2021 to April 2024. Prior to his tenure at SIF, he held various diplomatic positions within the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). From 2017 to 2021, he was stationed in Washington, D.C., serving as Counsellor for Financial and Fiscal Affairs. From 2014 to 2017, he was Deputy Head of Unit in the Human Security Division, and his diplomatic career began in 2013 as Attaché Diplomatique at the Swiss Mission to the EU in Brussels. Before his diplomatic service, Rahul held leadership roles in the private sector; among them, he worked for Deloitte Consulting in Zurich and was Managing Director of Autoneum India. From 2009 to 2013, he served as a Board Member and President of the Northern Region with the Swiss-Indian Chamber of Commerce. Dr Sahgal holds master’s degrees in both business administration and law, as well as a PhD, all earned from the University of St.Gallen.