Bruno Gurtner

He was born on May, 2, 1943 in Belp (Berne, Switzerland)

Schools in Belp, Berne and Neuchâtel
Studies at the University of Berne (Economics, Political Science, Law, Sociolgy), 1970 Master in Economics (lic.rer.pol)
1971/72 Staff member of the Federal Office of Industries and Labour (Ministry of Economics)
1972 Information trip in Latin America
1973-77 Staff member of the Federal Tax Administration (Ministry of Finance)
1977 Free lance journalist
1978-89 Head of the Third World Information Center. Publication of numerous articles in Swiss news papers and magazins on the Swiss Development Policy,Latin America and international economic issues. More than 20 information trips to Latin America.
1990-1993 Journalist in the InfoSouth Agency.
1994-2008 Development Policy Unit of Alliance Sud (Swiss Coalition of Development Organizations), responsible for the program on international development finance (Retirement May 2008) and Deputy Director of AllianceSud (1998-2008). The program is related to BWI, FfD, Int. Financial Architecture, Swiss Financial Centre.

1995-2007: Member of the „Advisory Commission for International 
                  Development Cooperation“ of the Swiss Government.

Co-Founder of the Tax Justice Network (TJN), member of the Steering Committee. Since 2007 Chair Global Board of Directors, Tax Justice Network.