Members of the management board
Dr. Michaela Schärer
Director
Profession/education:
- Doctor of Laws, University of Geneva
- Postgraduate Degree in International Law, University of Geneva
- Law studies, University of Lausanne
Dr. Marc Cadisch

Head of the Spiez Laboratory
Profession/education:
- Executive MBA HSG, University of St. Gallen
- Dr. of Science, Organic Chemistry Laboratory, ETH Zurich
- Pharmacy studies, University of Bern
Gerald Scharding
Head of the National Emergency Operations Centre
Sandrine Mathys
Head of Strategy and Steering
Profession/education:
- Master in political science, University of Geneva
Daniel Jordi
Head of the Civil Protection and Training Division
Profession/education:
- CAS in Public Management and Policy, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU)
- Headmaster certified by the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK), Institute for Business Education, University of St. Gallen
- Chemistry degree, University of Bern
Patrik Gerber
Head of Programme Management Division
Career/education
- EMBA Leadership & Management (Bern University of Applied Sciences)
- Various training courses in agile methods (Agile Leadership, Scrum Master, Product Owner,
SAFe) - Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education in IT (Application Develop/Project)
Roger Jenni
Head of the Resources branch / head of personnel
- Profession/training: MAS Human Resources Management, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
- Federal VET diploma as educator
- Diploma as information scientist for economics