25+ years of board and governance experience — including three chairmanships — combined with over three decades of international IT and AI leadership, including as CEO of the Hasler Foundation and Vice President of IBM Research Europe / Director of IBM Research – Zurich.
Through RedFins GmbH, founded in 2015, I bring this experience to boards, executive teams, and organisations navigating governance, digital, and AI transformation.
Chairman and board member across nine board and foundation mandates — including three chairmanships — with committee leadership in finance, risk, and audit oversight. Available for board, advisory, and governance mandates in technology, science, and public-sector organisations.
As Vice President of IBM Research Europe and Director of IBM Research – Zurich, I led a 400-person international research organisation. I draw on deep experience managing research portfolios and transferring technology from prototype into product or service.
Having led up to 500 world-class researchers at IBM and served as CEO of the Hasler Foundation, I bring extensive expertise in team leadership and change management. Since founding RedFins in 2015, I have coached executives through personal transitions and organisational change programmes.
For over 25 years I have focused on digital transformation — from foundational technologies such as Cloud Computing, Internet of Things, and Big Data, through to today's AI and Generative AI wave. I help organisations apply these technologies in new business models and adapt their structure for lasting success in a continuously evolving digital landscape.
Board director and former C-suite technology executive with 25+ years of governance experience across nine board and foundation mandates — including three chairmanships — spanning technology, science, and public-sector organisations, with committee leadership in finance, risk, and audit oversight.
Former Chief Executive Officer of the Hasler Foundation and Vice President of IBM Research Europe / Director of IBM Research – Zurich, leading a 400-person international research organisation and directing digital and AI strategy at institutions governed as chairman and board member.
Dr.-Ing. in Informatics, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (1987) · M.Sc. in Computer Science, McGill University, Montreal (1983)
matthias.kaiserswerth@redfins.ch
9 board & foundation mandates
3 chairmanships
25+ years board & governance experience
35+ years international IT & AI leadership
$1.7B global outsourcing contract negotiated
$90M public-private innovation partnership built