Hilde Schwab

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Co-Founder and Chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

Data Confidence: 81% · Sources: 4 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: Estimated $10M – $100M
Reach ▲: 950.0M people
Power ▲: Commands institutional leadership as Chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, which has deployed capital and platform support to over 500 social innovators operating across 190 countries.
Influence ▲: Drives global social innovation programs and cultural initiatives at Davos, overseeing networks whose programs have collectively reached over 950 million people worldwide.
Network ▲: Maintains extensive global connections across head-of-state leaders, corporate CEOs, and civil society actors through over five decades of co-hosting World Economic Forum summits.
Legacy ▲: Pioneered systemic global support for social entrepreneurship alongside Klaus Schwab and established the social and cultural foundation of the World Economic Forum starting in 1970.
Trajectory ▲: Stable — first assessment on record.

About

Hilde Schwab (née Stoll) is a Swiss entrepreneur and philanthropist who joined her husband Klaus Schwab in 1970 as the first collaborator to establish the World Economic Forum. In 1998, she co-founded and endowed the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, serving as its chairperson to support global social innovators. She has also curated major cultural and social initiatives for the Forum, including managing the annual WEF Crystal Awards.