Federal Council elects Tobias Walser to the ETH Board
On 2 September 2026 the Federal Council elected environmental scientist Tobias Walser to the ETH Board as a delegate of the university assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL. Walser, who has been managing director of the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich since 2022, will take office on 1 September 2026 and succeeds Kristin Becker van Slooten. He earned his PhD in 2012 in risk assessment of nanomaterials and has been involved in strategic initiatives at the intersection of technology, regulation and practice.
On 2 September 2026 the Federal Council elected environmental scientist Tobias Walser to the ETH Board as a delegate of the university assemblies of ETH Zurich and EPFL. Walser, who has been managing director of the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich since 2022, will take office on 1 September 2026 and succeeds Kristin Becker van Slooten. He earned his PhD in 2012 in risk assessment of nanomaterials and has been involved in strategic initiatives at the intersection of technology, regulation and practice.
Walser’s appointment is relevant to Swiss AI as it brings expertise in governance, institutional development and stakeholder coordination to ETH’s oversight of emerging technologies, including AI.
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