Klaus Schwab
German economist, founder of World Economic Forum
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German engineer who founded the World Economic Forum in 1971 and steered it for over five decades, becoming a fixture at the intersection of global politics, business, and policy-making.
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Klaus Martin Schwab is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He was the WEF's chairman from 1971 until his resignation in 2025.
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