Francesco Montagnani is an economist by training, and he holds a master's in economics with a specialization in quantitative economic policy assessment. Francesco is a highly analytical professional with both quantitative and qualitative research and management experience who has focused on the analysis and evaluation of Swiss Referenda, the Maya Declaration, and the effect of financial inclusion in developed and developing countries linked to the ICT phenomena affecting income inequality. He has excellent knowledge of economic trends and an understanding of the global economy for better decision-making. 

Italian, is an environmental scientist and plant sciences, specialist. He has solid experience in geo-environmental risk assessments, and is an excellent statistician and field scientist.

Gilberto has a Ph.D. in Plant Ecology. He is specialized in botany and agriculture. He has a solid experience in plant ecology, plant conservation, taxonomy, restoration ecology, and grassland management. He is also a Board Member of the Societa’ Botanica Ticinese. 

Simone is Swiss and graduate in environmental science with a major in global change. He has managed projects related to climate change adaptation, environmental consulting and environmental education. Trained internationally, he is fluent in several languages.

Dominique is Swiss and agriculturalist by training. He was one of the founders of TULUM Ltd., the precursor organization of INNOVABRIDGE. In 2008, he was selected as Vice-Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Agriculture and consequently had to renounce to his functions in TULUM and later in INNOVABRIDGE. After his retirement, he is again available with his ample expertise in areas of agricultural and environmental policies, strategies and programmes, both domestic and international.

American, is the initiator of the CarbonZero Project. He has a background in horticulture, manufacturing and computer programming, and is deeply engaged with biochar.

Nikolaus Foidl, our trusted associate of over twenty years, has passed away on 11 January 2020, after a courageous battle against pancreas cancer. He is mourned by his wife and daughter, and all who knew him.                                                                              

Nikolaus was a relentless thinker out of the box and a genius in finding simple, but non-obvious, solutions. He will be remembered by the community combatting mother and child malnutrition thanks to his ground-breaking work on Moringa oleifera. 

He pioneered practical and sound engineering solutions that apply the principles of supercritical extraction, thus rendering the use of dangerous organic solvents obsolete.

His contributions to the understanding of the role humic substances in living organisms such as soil, water, plants and animals will guide us in our efforts of up-scaling and dissemination.

Swiss, is an environmental engineer whose expertise lies in the fields of water supply and sanitation. He has worked for humanitarian organizations (ICRC and SDC-HA) in emergencies and conflict related situations as well as in policy advise and development projects with the World Bank.

Anna Matveeva, Russian and UK, is a specialist ist in conflict prevention, rule of law and access to justice with special emphasis on Central Asia. She is proficient in English, Russian with sound knowledge in Tajik. Among other functions, she served in the "Ambassadors-of-Goodwill-Network" in Central Asia, a peace building project of the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs.

Swiss, holds a M.Sc. in Biogeoscience. She is a biologist and plant ecologist with a solid experience in the development and implementation of mapping methods in vegetation science, in particular in alpine- and agro-ecosystems.