Dear Members and Friends,
Welcome to the San Francisco Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce.
- Are you Swiss and live in the San Francisco area?
- Are you American and want to do business in Switzerland?
- Are you interested in the Swiss-American relationship?
This is the place for you to connect and become part of our community. Our purpose is to strengthen Swiss-American business and cultural relationships in San Francisco and Silicon Valley through:
Networking
We organize professional networking events, round tables and informal conversations.
Local Support Services
We provide companies and individual members with access to Legal, HR, Tax, and Financial experts.
Business Expertise
We assist corporate members with Silicon Valley specific consulting services across all areas.
Entrepreneurship
We connect start-ups, entrepreneurs, VCs, and individual investors.
Mentorship
We offer mentorship from seasoned Swiss and US business executives to our members.
Education
We enable Swiss University internships in San Francisco and Silicon Valley region.
Leadership
We contribute with thought leadership in cutting-edge topics linked to business, technology, and society.
Please connect with me directly (LinkedIn or Facebook), reach out to any of our Board Members, or just send us an email (swissamericanchamber@saccsf.com) to find out how to get involved.
Best regards,
Philipp Barmettler
Chairman of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce – San Francisco Chapter
Upcoming Events
Recent News
New Swiss Amcham Report on the Future of Swiss Companies in the USA
Dear members and friends, Yesterday, September 28, 2021, we published a new report “Economics of change: Exploring opportunities and challenges of Swiss companies in the U.S.”. Some 80 people participated in a hybrid event, with presentation of the report by Marco Huwiler, Country Managing Director Switzerland of Accenture, and Martin Naville. We then enjoyed a […]
US Chapter Report Q1, 2021
US Chapter Report Q1, 2021 Dear members of the local US Chapters, A Chinese saying, normally hurlded at enemies, says “May you live in interesting times”. Well interesting times it is! In all sectors of Swiss Amcham’s involvement, we have seen some exciting news, for good and for bad. USA viewed from Switzerland The “Storm […]
U.S. Treasury labels Switzerland a currency manipulator – let’s not get overly excited!
On December 16, 2020, the US Treasury released its semi-annual report “Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States”. In this report, Switzerland and Vietnam get singled out as currency manipulators. Ten other countries, including Germany, China, Italy, Singapore and Japan, have been named on the Treasury’s “Monitoring List”. Swiss […]