Susy Schär

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Susy Schär worked for 33 years in various editorial departments at Radio and Television SRF. Among other achievements, she became Switzerland’s first female Head of Sport in the 1990s. As a journalist, she covered eight Olympic Games and three Paralympic Games.
Since 2018, Mrs. Schär has run her own communications company: Susy Schär Im Gespräch. She has been advocating for more women in leadership positions for many years, particularly in sports.
She also holds several roles in the sports sector: she is Vice President of the Swiss Sports Promotion Foundation, a board member of Weltklasse Zürich, and a member of the Swiss Athletics Ethics Committee. Additionally, she serves as a delegate for UNICEF Switzerland-Liechtenstein and is a member of the Fundraising Commission.