Stephane Garelli is a world authority on the competitiveness of nations and enterprises. He has pioneered research and theory in this field. Professor Emeritus at IMD (Institute of Management Development) Lausanne, where he continues to teach, he has founded the World Competitiveness Center. He is also Professor Emeritus of World Competitiveness and Strategy at the University of Lausanne.
Stephane Garelli was managing director of the World Economic Forum and the Davos Annual Meetings, the world's most important annual gathering of business and government leaders.
He was also Chairman of the Board of the FF Sandoz Financial and Banking Holding and a member of the Board of Directors of the Banque Edouard Constant. For 15 years, he served as Chairman of Le Temps, the leading French-language newspaper in Switzerland, and is a shareholder.
Stephane Garelli is a member of the International Olympic Commission on Sustainability and Legacy (chaired by Prince Albert of Monaco). He is also a member of several international institutions and boards, and continues to advise governments.
He was also elected a member of the Constitutional Assembly of his local state of Vaud, Switzerland, from 1999 to 2002.
He has published two best-selling books: "Top Class Competitors - How Nations, Firms, and Individuals Succeed in the New World of Competitiveness" with Wiley and "Are You a Tiger, a Cat or a Dinosaur?", available on Amazon.
His latest book: "World Competitiveness – Rewriting the Rules of Global Prosperity", published with Wiley (October 2025).