Date
September 30, 2025
Time
5:30-8:30 p.m. CEST
Event Type
In-person
Location
Ruby Claire Hotel,
Entrée par le passage Malbuisson, Rue du Rhône 46, Genève, 1204, Switzerland
This Is a Past Event

Calling all Geneva-based Harvard alumni!

On Tuesday, September 30, alumni around the world will come together to welcome members of the Class of 2025 to their new cities! All Harvard University alumni who graduated between 2016 and 2025 are invited to participate.

Whether you are new to the area or have called it home for years, the Harvard community is your community—so we hope you will join us on September 30! Register with your LinkedIn profile or other social media accounts to see who's coming and connect with others before, during, and after the event.

Please note, the dress code for this event is business casual. The Club will provide appetizers and drinks will be available for purchase.

Contact

Harvard Club of Switzerland
Nan Buzard MPA '97
nanbuzard@gmail.com 

Attendance Policy
Registration required
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible event

Who's Coming (55 + guests)

Richard Freeman
’03
Harvard College
World Health Organization
Kim Perry
’76
Harvard Business School
Asma Safraoui
’25
Harvard Business School
Private equity investor and Philanthropist
Rares Avram
’25
Harvard College
StudentUniversity of Lausanne
Elena Zafirova
’15
Harvard Business School
Founder & CEO; Strategic AdvisorDIONZ
Allen Adler
’89
Harvard College
Gerassimos Spyridakis
’24
Harvard Business School
CEOSpheric Capital SA
Steven Tebbe
’07
Harvard Kennedy School
Managing Director & PartnerAntural Partners
Sylvain Poitras
’91
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
PartnerAppleton Luff
Olivier Metzger
’09
Harvard Law School
Attorney at LawCanonica Valticos Carnicé & Associés
Blaise Huguenin
’03
Harvard College
Structured Finance Office Alvean Sugar SL
Pierre-Yves Gunter
’91
Harvard Law School
Founding PartnerGunter Arbitration Ltd
Pragati Jaiswal
’18
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Portfolio ManagerCity Cancer Challenge
Andrea Herrera Honderman
’19
Harvard University Extension School
IMD MBA Candidate
Julie Bertolus
’02
Harvard College
Communications manager WBCSD
Yemi Adesokan
’11
Harvard Medical School
CEO/CSOGnubiotics
MIT TR35 innovator & biotech CEO. Harvard Med alum in AI & diagnostics. Excited to connect with fellow alumni in Zurich and explore collaborations across science & business
Raheek Ador
’18
Harvard Business School
Consultant Ador Consultancies
Nikolai von Loeper
’08
Harvard Business School
CEOSiren Group AG
Richard Hill
’77
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
PrincipalHill
Extensive background in ADR. Domain name arbitrator, Square Trade online mediator. Consulting to parties involved in ICC arbitrations. Arbitrator and evaluator for the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot. Long professional background in Information Technology (IT) and Telecommunications. Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University and a B.S. in Mathematics from M.I.T.
Sach Chandaria
’97
Harvard Business School
Marcel Pordes
’98
Harvard Business School
CEOBiolux Group
Valeria Tiffer
’15
Harvard Law School
International Trade Consultant
Katherine Milligan
’04
Harvard Kennedy School
elea Fellow IMD Business School
https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-milligan-845283116/
Anna Grichting
’08
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Senior Research FellowUniversity of Vermont / Bordermeetings
Anna Grichting is a Swiss architect, urbanist, and musician whose work bridges design, culture, and ecology, creating sustainable and harmonious spaces that connect people, nature, and creativity. She holds a Doctor of Design in Urbanism.
Stefan Eberhard
’03
Harvard Law School
PartnerOberson Abels [Avocats]
Partner with the law firm Oberson Abels Ltd. Specialized in corporate/M&A, contracts law, venture capital, private equity, special industries (life science, energy, IT, etc.); law firm with strong focus on tax. Former president of the Harvard Club Geneva Chapter.
Parul Mehra
’23
Harvard Law School
Protection Officer IOM
Ntombifuthi Dennis
’18
Harvard Medical School
Kaori Kawarabayashi
’03
Harvard Business School
Head of the Technical Support MechanismUNAIDS
Mark Metry
’23
Harvard University Extension School
Europe Cost transformation leader Procter & Gamble
Moved to Geneva after living in Canada for 4 years. I’m open to new connections. and looking to build my network and meet new people.
Stephane Cheikh
’00
Harvard University Extension School
Managing Director Dennison Watch
Plarent Aleksi
’14
Harvard Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
Hotel Manager Nemea
Hi, Its always a pleasure to meet with Harvard Alumni Best Regards Aleksi
Justin Booz
’25
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Doctoral Researcher ETH Zürich
Paweł Bejm
’24
Harvard Graduate School of Design
Chris Lee
’16
Harvard Business School
Product ManagerGoogle / YouTube
Catherine Cole
’25
Harvard University Extension School
M&A manager
Robin Nataf
’20
Harvard Kennedy School
Community LeadWorld Economic Forum
Nan Buzard
’97
Harvard Kennedy School
Retired
18 anonymous registrants prefer not to be listed.

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