Jean-Paul Paddack is the Chairman of the Board of Alphamundi. Jean-Paul is a Director in the Conservation Division at WWF International’s headquarters in Switzerland. His team supports a CHF 300 million portfolio for WWF’s priority programs. From 1997 to 2007, Jean-Paul was Regional Representative for WWF Madagascar/Western Indian Ocean Office, coordinating over 40 conservation programs including the creation of the Madagascar Protected Areas and Biodiversity Foundation (created in 2005), of which he is a trustee, an annual budget ranging from CHF 6 to 10 million, and teams ranging from 150 to 750 people. Previous experiences include working at the World Bank with a focus on Africa and Latin American operations and at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Jean-Paul holds an MA in International Economics and African Studies from The John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a B.Sc. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. A dual citizen of France and the US, Jean-Paul is fluent in French, English and Spanish.

Eric Kuenzi is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Alphamundi. Eric works as a legal and business consultant in his own practice. Eric focuses mainly on start-up companies and new ventures. Eric also serves as a president of the Board of Directors of NouvAiles AG, as a member of the Board of Directors of Gango.com AG and as a Managing Director of PôK GmbH. Previously, he worked during 8 years for a leading business law firm in Zurich, and was a founding partner of one of the first internet companies in Switzerland, aseantic ag. Eric holds a law degree from the University of Neuchâtel and was admitted to the bar as an Attorney at Law in Bern in 2001. As Swiss national, he is fluent in German, French, English and Spanish.

Mirjam Schöning is the Director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum. Previous work experiences include three years as a consultant at Bain & Company, analyst of social sector lending strategies in Southern Latin America for the World Bank, Washington, D.C., and working for Shell in Scandinavia. Mirjam graduated with a Master in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. She also holds an MBA from the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, and an International Business Diploma from ESADE, Spain and the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Her fields of expertise include social entrepreneurship, microfinance, social investing, and appraisal of development projects. A German national, Mirjam fluently speaks German, English, French and Spanish.

Pieter Oostlander serves as member of the Board of Directors of AlphaMundi’s investment vehicle in Luxembourg, and is the Director of the Noaber Foundation (www.noaber.com) in the Netherlands since 2004, as well as a Managing Director at Rosmersholm Professional Services BV. Pieter began his career as Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche and PWC from 1982 to 1990, then served as Financial Controller at ASM Europe. He then joined Peek Traffic as Finance Director from 1992 to 1997, and after became the General Manager of Peek Fleetlogic for two years. As of 1999 he served as CFO-EMEA at Thomson Prometric / Sylvan Learning Systems, then joined Rigida Group from 2001 to 2004. A Dutch national, Pieter speaks Dutch and English fluently, and conversational German.

Philippe Depoorter serves as member of the Board of Directors of AlphaMundi’s investment vehicle in Luxembourg, and is Head of Philanthropy Services at Banque de Luxembourg where he has responsibility for advising private clients in defining their donor profiles, supporting them in their philanthropy projects, providing asset management advisory services for foundations; and setting up hybrid solutions (microfinance, venture capital for social entrepreneurship, etc). Following his degree in Social Sciences, Philippe began his professional career as a journalist in Luxembourg before moving into education and communications. He joined Banque de Luxembourg in 1988 to head up the Corporate Communications department. He is Secretary of the bank’s Management Committee. As part of his mission to guide “reputation” and business development, he created the bank’s philanthropy services department in 2006. Born in 1963, Philippe is Luxembourgish, and is married with two children.