The core of oikos are our chapters. Each of them is a member of oikos International – a Swiss association that serves as an umbrella organisation. See the Constitution of oikos International.
Chapters are supported by an international management team based in St. Gallen. They also elect a board for oikos International which decides on the overall strategic direction of the organization together with the Board of trustees.
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Who are Board members?
Talented oikos members who are passionate about sustainable economics and management. They strategise and develop the oikos community, bring fresh ideas and implement new projects.
What do Board members do?
The oikos International Board governs and manages the departments of oikos International and governs strategic decisions for oikos to be a sustainable organization and have a sustainable impact. As representatives of the oikos community, the VPs have the opportunity to inspire and empower the network towards oikos’ purpose, mission and vision. Contributing to the organization’s development and sustainability, VPs work in dedicated departments and roles and collaborate with the oikos management team, the working groups, the community and the strategic partners with similar objectives.
Clementine Robert
International President
Clementine Robert
International President
Clementine joined oikos in 2012, as a local member of oikos Reims, France. She then became president of the chapter for a year. In 2014, at the end of her mandate she was elected Executive Board Member and was reelected in 2015. This same year she joined the first promotion of oikos LEAP program. In 2016, she became one of the French alumni ambassador as well as coach within oikos LEAP. In 2017, she worked as an oikos Outreach Manager and was based in Bangalore, India. She studied in Neoma Business School, and at the University San Ignacio de Loyola in Lima, Peru for an exchange. She got her Master in Management with a focus on social economy and industrial bioeconomy. She has working experience in both having worked in NGOs, co-operatives, foundations, governmental institutions, and working closely with social entrepreneurs in the field of green building and cleantech.
Mike Brodersen
Finance and Fundraising
International Vice-President
Mike Brodersen
Finance and Fundraising
International Vice-President
Mike studies socioeconomics at the University of Hamburg and International Business Management at the University of Applied Science in Mikkeli, Finland. He works as the Head of Finance at oikos Hamburg at this moment. Furthermore, Mike is a team member for organizing the FutureLab 2019 in Geneva. He focuses on topics of sustainable consumption and sustainable finance. Mike is keen to learn more about the theory of sustainability and wants to gain practical experience by working on projects with people who have the same passion for sustainability. Besides, he likes being a part of an international student organization with a vast network of people who share the same vision. He wants to engage other people in sustainability issues and raise awareness about its impact on our society.
Sophie Charrois
Organizational Development
International Vice-President
Sophie Charrois
Organizational Development
International Vice-President
Sophie is an open-minded change agent with a passion for organizational development and community involvement. Next to embarking on a master’s program in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability in Karlskrona, Sweden, she currently takes care of the community matters and organizational restructuring of oikos International as the board member in charge of Organizational Development. When not saving the world, Sophie considers herself a culture and art enthusiast, sparking positive energy. Sophie’s future aspirations: Helping to transform the cosmos of organizations in a truly collaborative, wholesome, purpose-led manner.
Asif Gurbanov
Communications and Marketing
International Vice-President
Asif Gurbanov
Communications and Marketing
International Vice-President
Asif Gurbanov was born on December 12th, 1999, in Vladimir, Russian Federation. In 2007, he moved to Baku, Azerbaijan and started studying in the Foundation of Researches of Turkish World, Baku Ataturk High School. In 2017, he was accepted to Baku Engineering University at the Faculty of the World Economy. In September 2017, he became a graphic designer in the oikos Baku chapter. In the same year, he interned in Azerbaijan Industrial Bank as a marketing assistant. In March 2018 went to the first oikos International meeting in Barcelona, Spain. Two months later, he served as an interpreter of the Prime Minister of Estonia and Lithuania in Azerbaijani Presidential Elections. The same year, he had the second International experience in Vienna, Austria. In September, he became a part of the UN Youth Advisory Council and got involved in the regional project of UNICEF. The same year, he started as a Marketing VP in oikos Baku. In May 2019, he served in a project team of the biggest SDG survey of the country. In 2019, he became a Young European Ambassador and started to implement projects for Inclusive Development.
Paula Heess
Program Development
International Vice-President
Paula Heess
Program Development
International Vice-President
I am Paula, 23 years old and a Business Student at the University of Bayreuth. I joined oikos in 2016 when I started my studies. Since then I learned more and more about sustainability and the importance of connecting it with our economic education. I was involved in many projects of my local chapter and was part of the board 2017/2018. On the international level, I am a LEAP coach, was part of the ReStructuring oikos Working Group, helped to organize the FutureLab 2019 and facilitated the German-speaking Region in 2019. Recently, I joined the Green Party in Germany to also be more involved for sustainability and justice on a political level. In April 2020, I will start my Master in Technology, Operation, Processes – a business program where I can focus on sustainable IT-Management and critical infrastructures. I love nature, cooking, game nights with friends and volunteer work in general
Arthur Mària
Chapter Matters
International Vice-President
Arthur Mària
Chapter Matters
International Vice-President
My name is Arthur Mària, I’m French and Spanish and I’ve been most of my life living in Barcelona. I am really interested in sustainable matters and in the situation on our planet. I think a societal change is needed if we want to survive to the 6th extension. I’m sure we can change the world and it starts with small actions that we take every day. I also love to travel, learn and get involved in other cultures. Furthermore, I’m a rugby fan. I think that rugby has strong values and sharing them is a way for me to commit my self to social leadership.
Luisa Marie Pütz
Strategy and IT
International Vice-President
Luisa Marie Pütz
Strategy and IT
International Vice-President
Always having an enthusiasm for sustainability, an environmental project in school had a profound effect on my life. From this point on, I have been involved in some kind of sustainability-oriented initiative.
Hearing from a friend from oikos, the mission of shaping the economy to a more sustainable one by equipping future employees with sustainable thinking convinced me from the beginning.
With joining oikos Bayreuth in 2017, during my bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Bayreuth, my oikos journey started and continued with the participation in the LEAP Programm 2018/2019. During this program, I further developed my leadership skills. As the third president of oikos Bayreuth from 2018 until 2019, I changed the strategic orientation and simplified the communication. As an advisory board member, I act as a mentor to current presidents of oikos Bayreuth.
Zvezdana Vuletic
Alumni
International Vice-President
Zvezdana Vuletic
Alumni
International Vice-President
My name is Zvezdana Vuletic and I have been part of oikos Belgrade for three years. I am a final year student at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Besides studying I have been debating over two years. I am all about getting to know new cultures, languages, and traveling. In my free time, I am trying to volunteer as much as I can and find time for yoga.
I have participated in numerous conferences and seminars in the field of politics, security and sustainable development. I am very passionate about environmental protection and sustainability, striving to direct my career development in that direction. I am a very committed, open-minded, and communicative person.
Former oikos Boards
2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008,
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International Management Team
Lenka Kepkova
Curriculum Strategy Manager
Lenka Kepkova
Curriculum Strategy Manager
Lenka has been part of the oikos community for more than 9 years. She was active in oikos Prague before she joined the oikos international team and served as the President in 2013 and 2014. Currently, she is based in the Geneva region and works as the oikos Curriculum Strategy Manager. She closely cooperates with oikos chapters worldwide that strive to transform economics and management education at their universities. From her perspective, a truly interdisciplinary approach needs to be taken in order to deeply transform economics and management education for sustainability. She has educational and professional background in environmental humanities, education theory, and practice, media sociology, heterodox economic approaches as well as environmental economics. Previously she worked at the Charles University Environment Centre, in the Eco-counselling center of the Ecological Institute Veronica and in the Society for Fair Trade. Lenka is a passionate mountain hiker and dancer.
Alexandra Horvath
Program Manager
Alexandra Horvath
Program Manager
Alexandra studied Environmental Systems Science with a major in sustainability management at the University of Graz. She joined oikos Graz in 2014 and is still engaged locally whenever they need help. In 2015 Alexandra joined the very first LEAP Advanced cohort and since then stayed engaged as a peer-coach until in 2018 she started to work for oikos International as a Project Manager mainly in charge of the LEAP but also part of the FutureLab team.
Mariam Patsatsia
Communications Manager
Mariam Patsatsia
Communications Manager
Mariam works on oikos communications and is taking the lead on streamlining all the updates from the oikos community. She studies International Relations with a focus on global governance and social theories at the University of Bremen and Jacobs University Bremen in Germany. She first joined oikos in February 2017 and has been part of the International Management team since January 2018. Before, she worked as a journalist covering political and social issues in Georgia.
J.Christopher Proctor
Curriculum Research Manager
J.Christopher Proctor
Curriculum Research Manager
J.Christopher Proctor is the oikos Curriculum Research Manager. He studied Economics, Political Science and History at the University of Tulsa, (USA) before enrolling in the Economic Policies in the Age of Globalization Master program (EPOG) at Kingston University London and the University of Paris 13. He is also a trustee of Rethinking Economics, and is a co-editor of the book Rethinking Economics: An introduction to pluralist economics. While at oikos, he published the oikos Guide to Pluralist Economics (which was translated into Italian!), and Mapping Pluralist Research. He is currently working to promote more research activities within oikos. His academic interests include economic history, institutional economics, transition economics, and Keynesian macroeconomics.
Clementine Robert
International President 2019&2020, Board 2019
Clementine Robert
International President 2019&2020, Board 2019
Clementine joined oikos in 2012, as a local member of oikos Reims, France. She then became president of the chapter for a year. In 2014, at the end of her mandate she was elected Executive Board Member and was reelected in 2015. This same year she joined the first promotion of oikos LEAP program. In 2016, she became one of the French alumni ambassador as well as coach within oikos LEAP. In 2017, she was an oikos Outreach Manager and was based in Bangalore, India. She also studied in Neoma Business School, and at the University San Ignacio de Loyola in Lima, Peru for an exchange. She got her Master in Management with a focus in social economy and industrial bioeconomy. She has working experience in both having worked in NGOs, co-operatives, foundations, governmental institutions, and working closely with social entrepreneurs in the field of green building and cleantech.
Adriana Troxler
Leadership Development Manager & Coach
Adriana Troxler
Leadership Development Manager & Coach
Adriana is the Leadership Development Manager & Coach at oikos. She has more than 17 years of professional experience in five continents in both private and non-profit sector organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from FAAP in São Paulo, Brazil, and an International Organization MBA from University of Geneva, Switzerland. She is also a certified coach and has completed her training at Newfield Network USA in 2015. She has co-created Leadership Programme (LEAP) in oikos and co-leads the programme with Alexandra. She is passionate about empowering and developing young leaders to create sustainable solutions for the world and is herself a mother of 2 daughters.
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What are the Working Groups?
Working Groups are highly autonomous and innovative teams composed of oikos members, alumni and supporters. They develop entrepreneurial approaches to organize the day-to-day operations of oikos.
Working Groups are facilitated by the International Vice-Presidents.
Working Groups
Marketing and Communications Working Group
Marketing and Communications Working Group
The Marketing and Communications Working Group develops and carries out communications strategy of the organization. The group communicates about the work of the organization and related news. Currently, the main tasks include:
- overseeing the oikos website and social media
- developing relevant content for different communication channels
- developing the visual identity of the organization
Facilitator: Alexis Troup, VP of Marketing
Members: Mariam Patsatsia (Management Team), Asif Gurbanov (oikos Baku), Janina Hoffmann (oikos Reutlingen), Leticia Vargas (oikos supporter, University of St.Gallen).
Fundraising Working Group
Fundraising Working Group
The objective of the Fundraising Working Group is to ensure sustainable funding for the organization and provide innovative funding model of oikos.
Facilitator: Jakob Eberhagen, VP of Finance and Fundraising
Program Development Working Group
Program Development Working Group
The objective of the Program Development Working Group is to align oikos programs with the oikos vision, mission and strategic priorities. The working group is also responsible for setting up KPIs for programs and activities.
Facilitator: Sarah Martin, VP of Program Development
(Re)Structuring oikos Working Group
(Re)Structuring oikos Working Group
The Restructuring oikos Working Group is a special-purpose and task-oriented working group established by the oikos Board. Its objective is the further definition of the new governance modelthat was proposed by the Governance Working Group (WG) in 2018 by the means of the structures and processes of the network of oikos international, chapters and members. The group holds 6 committed participants from different regions and different oikos experience. It is jointly working towards an organizational structure that leverages the power of the community by strengthening interrelations on all levels. The WG started in December 2018 and presented an initial proposal during the Spring Meeting 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia. After receiving the confirmation of the community, the new system will be implemented as of Autumn 2019.
Facilitator: Sophie Charrois, VP of Organizational Development
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Alexander Barkawi, President, oikos Foundation; Founder and Director, Council on Economic Policies, Switzerland
Mathias Binswanger; Professor, University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland
Thomas Dyllick; Professor, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Gary Steel; Former Head of Human Resources, ABB
Mark Wade; Mark Wade, England