Advisory board

As the Founder and Chairperson of Fondation Rolf Schnyder, Chai has been doing philanthropic work for many years – providing education, medical and other assistance for disadvantaged children and their families. Her activities take her all over the world, while she maintains a keen interest in the Southeast Asia region and stateless children. Between 2011 and 2014, she chaired the board of Ulysse Nardin SA, a Swiss watchmaking company. 

Uli Sigg is a Swiss entrepreneur, art collector and patron. From 1995 to 1998, he served as Swiss Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, North Korea and Mongolia in Beijing. He began collecting contemporary Chinese art in the 1970s. Within a few decades, he had amassed the world’s largest and most important collection in this field.

Thomas, founder and president of The Dariu Foundation, is a highly experienced entrepreneur and manager and has been the driving force at Ringier’s, Switzerland’s leading media group, international expansion, where was responsible for New Markets, Asia and Africa. On his early business ventures in Vietnam in 1992, he fell in love with Asia, which eventually led him to launch The Dariu Foundation in 2002.

Hanh has 15+ years experience working for well known international organizations, including Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation (VVAF), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and has been with the Dariu Foundation (TDF) since 2007. Awarded with a Master in Economics of Finance and Banking by Paris Dauphine & ESCP universities in 2011, Hanh has extensive experience and skills in microfinance and management of multi-agency funded projects