Corporate Members

Philipp K. Barmettler is a Director at Google where he leads the global go-to-market strategy efforts for Google Cloud. Prior to joining Google, Philipp was a Director at Facebook driving global sales operations for partnerships and resellers, a Vice President at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and before that he was an Associate Partner of the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. He holds a Master’s and a Ph.D. degree in Corporate Venturing with Distinction from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich.

Christoph is a seasoned business professional with two decades of experience in the international business arena. Mr. Besmer joined the Swiss Business Hub USA as the Trade Commissioner of Switzerland for the U.S. West Coast after co-founding and running a foreign direct investment consulting firm. Prior to this, he was heading the Greater Zurich Area investment promotion agency’s efforts in the United States for close to a decade. Christoph Besmer gathered experience as a senior project manager for a nongovernmental organization providing consulting services for humanitarian relief organizations.

20+ years of experience as a Broker Associate assisting buyers and sellers of real estate in the Bay Area.

Type of Business:
Wine grapes, dairy farming

NAICS:
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

VP Operations at Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Office leader and Managing Partner of the San Francisco office. Egon Zehnder is a global management firm advising on board consulting, succession, and executive development.

Egon Zehnder
Leadership consultant and Advisory Firm
One Sansome Street, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA

brian.david@egonzehnder.com
(415) 963-8551 work
(415) 378-7777 mobile

Global Real Estate Advisor assisting companies with employee relocations.

Engel & Völkers
PO Box 928
Petaluma, CA 94954
Phone: 707-486-8765

Fastmetrics broadband Service for large businesses. We offer from 1gig fiber optic solutions to 10gig fiber-optic Internet access solutions.

Type of Business:
Network integrator, Voip and connectivity solutions, IT consulting, ISP, business network and knowledge consulting

NAICS:
Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services Computer Systems Design Services

Manager Western USA for Switzerland Tourism

Type of Business:
Legal services. Practice areas: establishment of U.S. subsidiaries, international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, technology transactions

NAICS:
Legal Services

The Swiss are known for many things, but Single Malt whisky might not come to mind immediately. However, Seven Seals’ international success shows that consumers love to taste where tradition meets innovation. Seven Seals award-winning Swiss single malt whisky is now available in the US.

Seven Seals has garnered numerous awards, including 14 Double Gold and 69 Gold medals worldwide, recognition in the “Malt Whisky Companion,” and a 94.5 rating in Jim Murray’s “Whisky Bible.” They’ve expanded their presence in Europe and North America, with investments in a Canadian distillery.

Seven Seals is produced utilizing the 100% natural and patented Stockhausen method which is setting new standards in spirits refinement, as it reduces wood usage, evaporation losses and warehouse space. This innovation addresses the barrel shortage issue and significantly lowers production costs. However, the success lies in the deep understanding of how wood interacts with alcohol, emphasizing subtractive and additive maturation, yielding unparalleled flavor profiles. 

Seven Seals Whisky is headquartered in Stans, Switzerland and their US Office is located in Reno, NV, and represented by Volker Huber, a seasoned entrepreneur and Whisky connoisseur. To learn more about the process visit https://www.7sealsinnovation.com/ or order a taste at https://shop.7sealsinnovation.com/.

Type of Business:
Hotel

Address:
125 Third Street San Francisco, California 94103
Phone: +1 415 284 4050

NAICS:
Accommodation and Foodservices

Customs Brokerage and Freight Forwarding

Mr. Patrick Imhof
COO
American Lamprecht Transport, Inc.
61 Airport Blvd Ste A
South San Francisco, CA 94080
p.imhof@lamprechtusa.com
Phone +1 (650) 273-1465
Fax +1 (650) 273-1469
www.lamprechtusa.com

LogiChain Solutions, LLC is a boutique consulting company that offers solutions in supply chain, logistics, and transportation management to startups as well as small and medium sized companies; from strategy development to execution. Our focus and expertise are in consumer goods with specialization in food & beverage.

SACCSF Vice-Chairman.

Bjoern Jeker is a Partner with CRC Results, where he works with Fortune 1000 and emerging growth companies. He has run cross-functional and international projects in the life sciences and technology sector to identify, analyze and close performance and compliance gaps across critical functions and products lines. Prior to CRC Results, Mr. Jeker was Partner for Risk Advisor Services at a national professional services firm and directed the Internal Audit function at Qualcomm. Mr. Jeker was Chairman of the San Francisco Chapter of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce from 2010-2012. He is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.

Type of Business:
Research, development, manufacturing and marketing of prescription drugs

NAICS:
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing

Former Chairman of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce – San Francisco Chapter

Type of Business:
Business law

NAICS:
Legal Services

Type of Business:
Dispute resolution, consulting, legal

NAICS:
Legal Services

Dominic Liechti leads worldwide education strategy at Apple. Before joining Apple he had a direct role in the vision, design, and launch of innovative education products while managing corporate and business strategy for public schools, international schools, and startups. Liechti grew up in Switzerland and holds a teaching credential from the College of Education in Bern, a master’s in education management from the Zurich University of Teacher Education, and an MBA from IMD Business School in Lausanne.

Type of Business:
Wine production and sales

NAICS:
Wineries

Professor of Medicine
Oncologist at UCSF
Founder Alessa Therapeutics

Boris is a service-driven technology marketing leader with creative vision, talent for execution and significant customer empathy informed by an earlier career in international hospitality management.  He currently leads Verkada’s Global Executive Customer Programs.  Boris holds a BSc from the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and an MBA from Cornell University.

Enhancing The Essence of Chocolate is the motto of SWEET55 – a Swiss Artisan chocolatier in the Bay Area. Brick-and-mortar store, online store, events & more.

ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels.
With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 110,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.

The U.S. Tech Office in San Francisco connects start-ups from the Bay Area and across North America with the global Hilti team, headquartered in Liechtenstein.

Early Stage Technology Venture Fund investing in Swiss, European and North American ventures.

R&M develops and manufactures passive cabling solutions for high-quality communication networks. At R&M USA, Dieter Studer oversees Marketing and Product Management

Law Practice: Business transactions and litigation; mergers and acquisitions; real estate transactions; wills, trusts and probate; international transactions and related litigation. Legal Advisor – Consulates General of Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland, and Brazil (San Francisco); Past Special Counsel, Office of the Commission of the European Union (San Francisco).

CEO, Head of Outpost & VP Cyber Security