André Hoffmann (businessman)
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André Hoffmann | |
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.jpg) Hoffmann in 2022 | |
| Born | 31 May 1958 Basel, Switzerland |
| Education | University of St. Gallen INSEAD |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Vice-chairman, Hoffmann-La Roche |
| Spouse | Rosalie Coombe-Tennant |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent | Luc Hoffmann |
| Relatives | Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche (great-grandfather) Vera Michalski (sister) Maja Hoffmann (sister) |
André Hoffmann (born 31 May 1958) is a Swiss billionaire businessman, environmentalist and philanthropist.
The great-grandson of Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche who founded the drug company Roche Holding in 1896,[1] he currently is the vice-chairman of the company.[2] As of December 2025, his estimated net worth is US$9.38 billion.[3]
As a philanthropist, he has been an advocate for sustainability and environmental protection,[4] and was international vice-president of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) from 2007 to 2017.[5] He has also been on the boards of Wetlands International, the global non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and restoration of wetland ecosystems.
Born on 31 May 1958 in Basel, Switzerland,[6] André Hoffmann is the son of Daria Hoffmann-Razumovsky and Luc Hoffmann, a conservationist and philanthropist.[7]
He studied economics at the University of St. Gallen,[8] and holds an MBA from INSEAD, completed in 1990.[9]
Career
In 1991, Hoffmann joined Nestlé UK. Three years later, he established a family office specialized in wealth management.[10]
In 1996, he became a member of the board of Roche holding, the world's second-largest pharmaceutical company, established by his grandfather.[11]
He owns 1.5% of the company and has been vice chairman since 2006.[12]
He is on the board of Genentech, a fully owned subsidiary based in San Francisco, California.[12]
An early investor in the Maryland-based start-up Inovalon, which manages and analyses healthcare data,[9] and is a non-executive director.[8]
He is a member of the Club of Rome, a member of the board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum,[13] a member the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in San Francisco, and a member of the board of SystemIQ, a company that intends to “drive positive disruption in economic systems”.[14]
Philanthropy
Nature preservation
Hoffmann is an environmentalist,[15] involved in a number of nonprofit organizations and initiatives related to sustainability and nature conservation.
In 1998, he joined the WWF and served as vice-president of the organization from 2007 to 2017.[16]
Since 2010, he has been president of the MAVA Foundation, a major foundation in the field of nature preservation.[17]
In 2016, he became president of Fondation Tour du Valat, a French research institute dedicated to Mediterranean wetland conservation.[18]
He has also been on the boards of Wetlands International, Global Footprint Network and FIBA.[14]
Education
In August 2018, Hoffmann and his wife Rosalie made a €40 million commitment to INSEAD, establishing the Hoffmann Global Institute for Business and Society.[19] He is currently the chairman of its advisory board.[20]
In 2024, he made a £3.3million donation, alongside his wife, to the University of Exeter to fund research in providing solutions to climate change-related problems and mobilising action to mitigate the effects of climate change.[21]
Other board memberships and positions
Hoffmann is also: