Dr Olivier Menzel, PhD, MBA

Chairman and founder 

Olivier Menzel has long been interested in research. Doctor of Science (UNIL, EPFL) from the Swiss Institute for Experimental Research Against Cancer in 2006, he led the Pediatric Surgery Laboratory of the University Hospitals of Geneva for seven years and worked for two years in the Management Team of the Swiss Medical Network, second largest group of private clinics in Switzerland. Since 2018 he is the Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Health 2030 Swiss Genome Center. He also holds an Executive MBA in Health Management (HEC Lausanne). Olivier Menzel created the BLACKSWAN Foundation in 2010, to respond to the lack of interest and resources devoted to rare and orphan diseases.