Christoph Jakob, after studying political science and law, worked for various local and international organizations, particularly in South America and Southeast Asia. He was subsequently head of quality assurance at the Humanitarian Aid Department of SDC (Swiss Cooperation) between 2002 and 2006. He has been on secondment from SDC since 2006 and works in the World Economic Forum environmental initiatives team where he is in charge of implementing platforms for water in the framework of public-private partnerships.