Governance
Jesuit Worldwide Learning is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, but also holds legal entities in Germany and the USA.
JWL found its home in the Jesuit Community in Geneva. Over 250 years old, the house has long-standing intellectual tradition. Geneva is also the global humanitarian hub and host to numerous United Nations and other international meetings, making it the ideal setting to foster collaboration and amplify the voices of the excluded.
JWL Switzerland
Association Jesuit Worldwide Learning- Higher Education at Margins in Switzerland with board members: Fr Dr Christian Rutishauser, SJ, Fr Dr Joseph Maria Christie, SJ, Fr Anton Kurmann, SJ, Société Fiduciaire d’Expertise et de Révision SA.
JWL Germany
Jesuit Worldwide Learning Förderverein e.V. Organised in Munich, Germany with Board Members: Fr Klaus Väthröder, SJ, Fr Peter Balleis, SJ, Fr Johann Lowenstein, SJ, Ms Katrin Morales, Mr Thomas Kilian.
JWL USA
Jesuit Worldwide Learning USA, as a 501 c(3) entity organised in the State of Washington in the United States of America with Board of Directors: Fr Dr Michael Garanzini, SJ, Fr Peter Balleis SJ, Fr Dr John Fitzgibbons, SJ, Fr Dr Daniel Hendrickson, SJ, Dr Dave Lambert, Dr Susan Malisch, Dr Thayne McCulloh, Mr Judd Nicholson.
Fr Thomas Hollweck, SJ
JWL President, Provincial of ECE, Germany
Fr Klaus Väthroder, SJ
JWL Vice-President, Chairman JWL Förderverein e.V., Delegate for Social Apostolate of ECE, Germany
Fr Dr Philip Geister, SJ
Rector, Newman Institute, Sweden
Fr Anton Kurmann, SJ
JWL Secretary, Director of Lassalle House, Switzerland
Fr Dr Joseph Maria Christie, SJ
Chair of JWL Global Advisory Board, Secretary for Higher Education, Jesuit Curia, Italy
Fr Martin Löwenstein, SJ
Treasurer of ECE, Germany
Ms Manuela Balett
CEO, Jesuiten Weltweit Switzerland
Fr Dr Joseph Maria Christie, SJ
Chair of JWL Global Advisory Board, Secretary for Higher Education, Jesuit Curia, Italy
Ms Tanja Birkholz
Chairman of the Board, SCHUFA Holding AG, Germany
Fr Vincente Durán Casas, SJ
President, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali, Colombia
Fr Dr Michael Garanzini, SJ
AJCU President, USA
Fr Dr Philip Geister, SJ
Rector, Newman Institute, Sweden
Prof Dr Gabriele Gien
President, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany
Fr Dr Daniel Hendrickson, SJ
President, Creighton University, USA
Dr Cheok Peng Lim
Chairman Putra Group of Hospitals Malaysia, Singapore
Fr Dr Pedro Walpole, SJ
Global Coordinator & Ecojesuit, Environmentalist, Field partner, Philippines
Dr Kelly Otter
Dean, School of Continuing Studies, Georgetown University, USA
Mr Mauricio Lopez
Director, Programa Universitario Amazónico (PUAM), Ecuador
Fr Dr John Okoria Ibhakewanlan, SJ
Director of ANW-JWL Collaboration, Chair of Jesuit Tertiary Education, North-West Africa, Nigeria
Dr Edward Feser
President, Saint Louis University, USA
Dr Saraswathi Janaki
Former JWL Global Registrar and CIO, India
Fr Peter Balleis SJ
Executive President, Switzerland
Dr Armando Borja
Chief Academic Officer for the Americas & CEO of JWL USA, USA
Ms Susanna Ablewhite
Global English Language Programme Director
Dr Martha Habash
USA Academic Director, USA
Ms Magdalena Nauderer
CEO JWL Germany, Country Representative in Iraq
Fr Joshy Kunnel Xavier, SJ
Director, Directorate of Open Learning, Associate Dean, School of Computer Science & Engineering, XIM University, India