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Board member
Andy Fitze

Andy Fitze
Chairman, Swiss IT Leadership Forum
Co-Founder and Managing Partner SwissCognitive
Chairman, Service Management Partners
Andy Fitze is a serial entrepreneur, venture partner, investor, and globally recognised strategy advisor on digital transformation and AI for both large enterprises and startups. He is an author, columnist and adventurer all in one.
Andy is one of the most important digital shapers and has received numerous awards over the years, including Top 10 AI Influencers, twice Top 100 Digital Shapers in Switzerland and Forbes Top 50 Digital Leaders DACH.Together with Dalith Steiger, he founded the company SwissCognitive, which focuses on global AI ventures, advisory and technology market research.
Andy sits on several boards of various companies, having previously worked for over 25 years as an Executive Board Member, Group CIO and Digital Leader in various international and national companies in the technology, automation and banking sectors.
He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and an Executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen, and was named the best Swiss CIO during his career.
He has been president of the Swiss IT Leadership Forum, an association for CIOs, since 2014 and a member of the board of SwissICT, the largest IT user association in Switzerland, since 2016.
Andy is also a sailing instructor and skipper on the world's oceans, with a preference for high latitudes. Sailing is his great passion and provides a great balance for his mind and soul.
Contact
Swiss IT Leadership Forum | T direct +41 79 285 40 37| afitze@swiss-it-leadership-forum.ch