Cofounder and WISE’s managing partner, Etienne is an expert in high impact philanthropy as he has been working directly with families and foundations. Before creating WISE, he collaborated with the Foundation Avina for the social entrepreneurship and supported the development of the Schwab Foundation. He also is the cofounder of Sustainable Finance Geneva. Today, he serve as the chairman of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation, as an expert in Philanthropy for the Family Firm Institute and as a member of the advisory board of the Debiopharm Chair on Family Philanthropy in the IMD.

Martial joined in 2008, he is managing partner. He advises individuals and foundations in the areas of projects identification, strategic planning, grants management and impact evaluation. Martial draws on a broad and multifaceted experience in the social development field, and has visited or contributed to over 150 projects in close to 20 countries in South East Asia, Middle East, Latin America and Africa. Previously, Martial managed projects in the field, including projects for local economic development and human rights in South East Europe and in the Caucasus. He lectures on project management and impact assessment to several Swiss non-profit organizations.

WISE’s program manager, Mael manages a portfolio of social organizations supported by WISE clients. He is in charge of identifying innovative and promising organizations, build high impact projects and ensure an effective monitoring to report to clients. Prior to WISE, Mael has gained more than 10 years of experience in social development, managing development and emergency projects related to child relief notably in Latin America and the Caribbean’s and South East Asia with Terre des hommes and MSF.

WISE program manager Fanny manages a series of social organisations supported by WISE clients. She is in charge of identifying and following up innovative organisations, continuously building – together with all stakeholders included in the process – high impact. Prior to WISE, Fanny has worked more than 10 years on project strategy, coordination and management on different projects related to SDGs Goals such as universal coverage of safe water, access to renewable energy and scaling up but also social enterprise development and human rights development in South and South-East Asia. Fanny hold Double diploma in Business Administration (M.A) and Environmental Sciences (Master 2).

Junior Philanthropy Coordinator at WISE since September 2022, Lucie initially joined the company in September 2021 as a Junior Project Coordinator in the context of the Young Talent Programme, established as a joint initiative between Swiss Philanthropy Foundation and WISE.

Prior to joining WISE, Lucie obtained a Master of Law degree from the University of Fribourg and has been actively involved in several associations organising various events, including fundraising and conferences on current issues.

Miss Pauline Borg is the Philanthropy Initiatives Coordinator at WISE philanthropy advisors. She is a founding member of the Eva Ahlström Foundation and acts as Vice-Chair of its international chapter, she is responsible for the development and execution of the communication strategy for the foundation. She also holds a position on the advisory board of DataCross, a Swiss association where she supports the development of their fundraising and communication strategy.

Elisa studied Economics and Management at the University of Geneva, followed by a Master’s degree in Controlling and Accounting in Finance at HEC Lausanne. During her university studies, she was keen to combine studies, sport, work and volunteering in various associations. After starting her professional career in financial auditing, Elisa wanted to discover the field of philanthropy and joined the Young Talent Programme of the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation in September 2022.