Monika Rühl

After completing her studies in Romance languages (French and Italian) at the University of Zurich, Monika Rühl underwent training as a diplomat in Bern, Brussels, and Geneva. Her career began at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), where she served at the Swiss Mission to the United Nations in New York, before becoming the personal assistant to Federal Councilor Joseph Deiss, in 2002 at the FDFA, and from 2003 to 2006 at the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education, and Research (EAER).

Monika Rühl subsequently headed the Division for Bilateral Economic Relations at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), where she held the title of ambassador and served as a member of the General Directorate. In 2008, she was appointed Federal Council Delegate for Trade Agreements. From 2011 to 2014, she served as Secretary General of the EAER. Monika Rühl has been Chair of the Executive Board of economiesuisse since September 1, 2014.