André Golliez, computer science at ETH Zurich (1986) worked as an IT manager in the engineering industry and the financial sector. Since 1999 he is a self-employed consultant in IT strategy and IT governance for public administrations and research institutions. From 2004 to 2009 André Golliez was president of the Swiss Computer Science Society. 2010 he started open data activities in Switzerland. Since 2012 he is the president of the Swiss Open Data Association Opendata.ch. Since March 2017 André Golliez is President of the Swiss Data Alliance, a non-partisan initiative for data-driven innovation, growth and well-being in Switzerland.