Professor Stéphane Garelli is a globally renowned authority on business competitiveness, macro-strategy, and the structural forces driving national and enterprise success. With a career spanning over several decades, he has pioneered the frameworks and measurement tools that dictate how governments and corporations evaluate long-term value creation, economic growth, and societal... Read more
Stephane Garelli - Re:Manufacture 2026
THE INTERVIEW #43 - Stéphane Garelli
Professor Stéphane Garelli is a globally renowned authority on business competitiveness, macro-strategy, and the structural forces driving national and enterprise success. With a career spanning over several decades, he has pioneered the frameworks and measurement tools that dictate how governments and corporations evaluate long-term value creation, economic growth, and societal welfare.
As the founder of the IMD World Competitiveness Center, Garelli transformed benchmarking into an essential science, providing policymakers and business leaders with the global standard for ranking national competitiveness. His expertise bridges rigorous economic theory with boardroom pragmatism, making him a sought-after voice on how organizations navigate structural disruption, market volatility, and global competition.
His professional journey is marked by institutional leadership across academia, global governance, and corporate enterprise. As a Professor Emeritus of World Competitiveness at both the Institute for Management Development (IMD) and the University of Lausanne, he has spent decades shaping the strategic thinking of international executives and political leaders. On the global stage, Garelli served for 13 years as Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the Davos Annual Meeting, orchestrating high-level global dialogues among heads of state, chief executives, and thought leaders.
Beyond academia and the WEF, Stéphane Garelli remains deeply embedded in institutional governance. He currently acts as Chairman of Le Temps, the leading French-language Swiss newspaper, and previously served as Chairman of Sandoz Financial and Banking Holding, a board member of Banque Edouard Constant, and a permanent senior advisor to Hewlett-Packard Europe for over a decade. His commitment to public service is further highlighted by his tenure as a member of the Constitutional Assembly of the Canton of Vaud, Switzerland from 1999 to 2002.
Garelli is a prolific author whose insights challenge traditional paradigms of business and national growth. His prominent works include Top Class Competitors: How Nations, Firms and Individuals Succeed in the New World of Competitiveness, which serves as a definitive guide exploring the mechanics of agility and high performance across micro and macro levels. His book Are You a Tiger, a Cat or a Dinosaur? offers a sharp, accessible exploration of organizational adaptability, helping leaders identify whether their structures enable survival or invite obsolescence in a rapidly shifting global economy.
For high-level government leadership and economic forums, Professor Stéphane Garelli brings a rare mix of institutional prestige, macroeconomic foresight, and deep familiarity with state-level strategy. He speaks authoritatively on redefining competitiveness by moving beyond outdated growth metrics to measure true national resilience, navigating structural disruption to future-proof economies against systemic shocks, and transforming traditional state and corporate structures into adaptive, high-performing entities.
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Stephane Garelli speaks on America, Asia, Business & Management, Change, Economics. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Stephane to align the content with your delegates and goals.
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