Hansjörg Wyss (pronounced HAHNZ-jorg VEES) is a Swiss entrepreneur and businessman. As of 2008, Wyss ranks #164 on the Forbes list of billionaires with a net worth of approximately $6 billion, making him the second richest person in Switzerland.
Wyss was born and raised in Bern, Switzerland. After receiving a Master of Science degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1959, Wyss attended the Harv...
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Hansjörg Wyss (pronounced HAHNZ-jorg VEES) is a Swiss entrepreneur and businessman. As of 2008, Wyss ranks #164 on the Forbes list of billionaires with a net worth of approximately $6 billion, making him the second richest person in Switzerland.
Wyss was born and raised in Bern, Switzerland. After receiving a Master of Science degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1959, Wyss attended the Harvard University Graduate School of Business from 1963 to 1965. From 1965 to 1969, he worked in various positions in the textile industry, including plant engineer and project manager for Chrysler in Pakistan, Turkey, and the Philippines. In 1977, Wyss became president of Synthes, a firm manufacturing Swiss-designed medical devices. Alongside his professional activities, Wyss became actively involved in landscape protection by buying up the mineral rights from the mining companies. In 1989, he established the Wyss Foundation, which establishes...
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