Christoph Schwager

Christoph Schwager is Chairman and Founder of The Water Foundation, shaping its strategic direction and building TWF into a global platform for water security and scalable impact. His career spans more than 30 years of leadership at the intersection of strategy, finance, risk and entrepreneurship. Throughout his career, Christoph has focused on understanding organisations, navigating complexity and designing systems that work. His experience spans senior leadership, advisory and entrepreneurial roles, including Chief Risk Officer of Airbus, EY Partner and PwC. Christoph is also a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of a think tank. He holds a Diplom-Kaufmann (MBA equivalent) from the University of Augsburg and is a Certified Public Accountant.