Philippe Rothlin studied law and business administration at the University of St. Gallen and holds an MBA from ESADE Business School. He has been working as a project manager in the banking sector for many years. He is co-founder of the advertising agency Gruetzi, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain and works as a business strategy consultant.

Peter R Werder studied journalism, philosophy and musicology at the University of Zurich. He took his doctorate degree in Philosophy. He has been working as a journalist and public relations business consultant for many years. He is now in charge of the communications department of a large company in Switzerland.