Prof. Dr. Peter Gomez is the Chairman of the Board of SIX Swiss Exchange Group and the Dean of the Executive School of Management, Technology and Law at the University of St. Gallen, a position that he continues to hold. He has been a full professor of business economics since 1990 and headed the university as its rector from 1999 through 2005. Apart from his academic credentials, he also has experience in the entrepreneurial world. He was a member of the Executive Committees of Ringier and the Distral Group, as well as a founding partner of Valcor AG, Küsnacht, a consulting firm specialising in strategic management and M&A.