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Carlo Portmann

Carlo Portmann

Head of Media and Content

Short biography

Carlo Portmann is Head of Media and Content at Avenir Suisse. Previously, he was an economics editor at a financial services provider, a communications consultant at an agency, and a media trainer for the Swiss Army. He also gained experience in business journalism as an intern at the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and as an independent correspondent at Silicon Valley.

He holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Zurich, both in political science.

Education:

Master’s degree in Political Science with a focus on comparative political economy at the London School of Economics (2014–15); Bachelor’s degree in Political Science (major) and Modern History (minor) at the University of Zurich (2011–24).

Professional experience:

Economic and financial editor at VZ VermögensZentrum (2021–25); media trainer for the Swiss Army (2018–23); communications consultant at the Hirzel.Neef.Schmid.Konsulenten agency (2017–20); freelance economic correspondent in San Francisco (2016–17); intern in public affairs and communications at the umbrella organization Economiesuisse (2016); intern in the business department of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (2015–16); freelance journalist at the Aargauer Zeitung and the Bremgarter Bezirks-Anzeiger (2011–14).

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