Andreas Schriber

Andreas Schriber, the Chairman of the Board of Biovision Africa Trust, is a prominent figure in the field of science, development, and journalism with a particular focus on Africa. He is the former CEO and co-founder of the Biovision Foundation, an organization established in 1998. With over two decades of experience in development work, Schriber has held key positions in various renowned institutions. Prior to his current role, he led communications at WWF, served as a Science Editor for Swiss National Public Television, and was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow alum at MIT. He holds a Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) and Executive MBA degrees from the University of Applied Sciences, Northwestern Switzerland.

Schriber's educational background includes studies in Informationslinguist, Journalistik, Kommunikation at SAL Schule für Angewandte Linguistik, MAS, MBA, management of NPOs at University of Applied Sciences, Northwestern Switzerland, Executive MBA, MAS, Management of NPO's, and Master of Advanced Studies in Betriebswirtschaftliches Management NPO at FHNW Hochschule für Soziale Arbeit und Hochschule für Wirtschaft, Basel. Additionally, he pursued studies in Science Journalism at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In addition to his current role as the Chair of the Board of Biovision Africa Trust, Schriber has held various key positions in different organizations. He was formerly the CEO of the Biovision Foundation for ecological development, a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, a Science Editor at Swiss National Public Television, and Head of Communications at WWF Switzerland.