Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, whose annual gathering of business and political leaders in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos became a symbol of globalisation, has resigned as ...

(R to L) Executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Klaus Schwab, Ursula von der Leyen president of the European Commission, Olena Zelenska, Ukraine's first lady and Alain Berset ...

The World Economic Forum, the organization behind the annual gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, is investigating allegations of improper behavior by its founder, Klaus Schwab.

Klaus Schwab, founder and longtime president of the World Economic Forum, has announced his retirement "with immediate effect." The decision was communicated by the organization itself.