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Basic information

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Other names Sentience
Country Switzerland
Facebook username SentienceCH
Twitter username @sentience_ch
Website https://sentience.ch/de/
Team page https://sentience.ch/en/team/
Launch date 2014-01-01
Last recorded date when we made major data updates for this org 2025-04-30
Donations List Website (data still preliminary)

Positions count by year

Hover over a name to see the position and date range. This table only includes positions where at least the start date is known. The positions count can count the same person multiple times if they held different positions; similarly, the list of staff may include the same person multiple times if they held more than one position during a single year. For each year, a person is included if they were at the organization for any part of the year; this means the actual staff count at any point during the year can be lower (or higher, if some staff held multiple positions in a single year).

Year Positions count Researchers General staff Associates Board members Advisors
2014 2 Adriano Mannino, Philipp Ryf
2015 4 Adriano Mannino, Meret Schneider, Philipp Ryf, Stefan Torges
2016 10 Adriano Mannino, Camila Rauchwerger, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Philipp Ryf, Philipp Ryf, Raffael Fasel, Stefan Torges Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola
2017 14 Adriano Mannino, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Raffael Fasel, Sophie Kwass Persis Eskander Jonas Vollmer, Tobias Pulver
2018 8 Adriano Mannino, Johannes Leutenegger, Philipp Ryf, Sophie Kwass Persis Eskander Jonas Vollmer, Salome Bechtler, Tobias Pulver
2019 14 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Daniel Rüthemann, Johannes Leutenegger, Philipp Ryf, Silvano Lieger Persis Eskander Jonas Vollmer, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Salome Bechtler, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver, Valentin Salzgeber
2020 15 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber Melina Tan Angelina Dobler, Jonas Vollmer, Reto Walther, Tobias Pulver, Valentin Salzgeber
2021 22 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Anna Travinskaya, Charlotte Born, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Mirjam Arn, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber Melina Tan Angelina Dobler, Jonas Vollmer, Katerina Stoykova, Reto Walther, Tobias Pulver, Urban Müller, Valentin Salzgeber Charles Saint-Marc
2022 28 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Charlotte Born, Daniel Rüthemann, Helen Schilling, Ivo Mändli, Johanna Kuhn, Julia Huguenin, Luisa Baumgartner, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Philipp Ryf, Philipp Ryf, Siobhan Ballan, Tamina Graber Melina Tan, Siobhan Ballan Angelina Dobler, Jonas Vollmer, Katerina Stoykova, Lea Born, Reto Walther, Tobias Pulver, Urban Müller Charles Saint-Marc, Markus Wild, Priska Baur
2023 27 Zoé Newton Adriano Mannino, Bettina Huber, Catherine Hermans, Charlotte Born, Daniel Rüthemann, Daniel Ruethemann, Helen Schilling, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Philipp Ryf, Zoé Newton Melina Tan, Siobhan Ballan Angelina Dobler, Bettina Huber, Jeannine Kiser, Jonas Vollmer, Katerina Stoykova, Lea Born, Reto Walther, Sarah Moser, Tobias Pulver, Urban Müller Markus Wild, Priska Baur
2024 20 Zoé Newton Adriano Mannino, Bettina Huber, Catherine Hermans, Daniel Rüthemann, Daniel Ruethemann, Helen Schilling, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Philipp Ryf, Zoé Newton Melina Tan, Siobhan Ballan Jeannine Kiser, Jonas Vollmer, Katerina Stoykova, Sarah Moser, Tobias Pulver Markus Wild, Priska Baur
2025 21 Zoé Newton Adriano Mannino, Bettina Huber, Catherine Hermans, Daniel Rüthemann, Daniel Ruethemann, Gina Marti, Helen Schilling, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Philipp Ryf, Zoé Newton Melina Tan, Siobhan Ballan Jeannine Kiser, Jonas Vollmer, Katerina Stoykova, Sarah Moser, Tobias Pulver Markus Wild, Priska Baur

Number of full-time staff at the beginning each year

The following table lists some dates and people who were at the organization on the given date (namely, the start of the year). The table may not list every person who worked for the organization (e.g. they could have joined and left in the middle of a single year). This table excludes associates, interns, advisors, and board members.

Date Staff count Staff
2014-01-01 1 Adriano Mannino
2015-01-01 2 Adriano Mannino, Philipp Ryf
2016-01-01 4 Adriano Mannino, Meret Schneider, Philipp Ryf, Stefan Torges
2017-01-01 4 Adriano Mannino, Camila Rauchwerger, Natalie Cargill, Philipp Ryf
2018-01-01 3 Adriano Mannino, Philipp Ryf, Sophie Kwass
2019-01-01 3 Adriano Mannino, Johannes Leutenegger, Philipp Ryf
2020-01-01 5 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Daniel Rüthemann, Philipp Ryf, Silvano Lieger
2021-01-01 10 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Mirjam Arn, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber
2022-01-01 10 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Julia Huguenin, Luisa Baumgartner, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Philipp Ryf, Tamina Graber
2023-01-01 7 Adriano Mannino, Daniel Rüthemann, Helen Schilling, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Philipp Ryf
2024-01-01 10 Adriano Mannino, Bettina Huber, Catherine Hermans, Daniel Rüthemann, Daniel Ruethemann, Helen Schilling, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Philipp Ryf, Zoé Newton
2025-01-01 11 Adriano Mannino, Bettina Huber, Catherine Hermans, Daniel Rüthemann, Daniel Ruethemann, Gina Marti, Helen Schilling, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Philipp Ryf, Zoé Newton

Full history of additions and subtractions

This table shows the full change history of positions. Each row corresponds to at least one addition or removal of a position. Additions are in green and subtractions are in red. If a position name changed, it is listed simultaneously as an addition (of the new name) and removal (of the old name) and colored yellow. Additionally there are faded variants of each color for visited links.

Date Number of positions Number of positions added Number of positions removed Positions added Positions removed
2014-01-01 1 1 0 Adriano Mannino
2014-09-01 2 1 0 Philipp Ryf
2015-10-01 3 1 0 Meret Schneider
2015-12-01 4 1 0 Stefan Torges
2016-02-13 3 0 -1 Meret Schneider
2016-03-01 5 2 0 Camila Rauchwerger, Natalie Cargill
2016-04-01 8 3 0 Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Raffael Fasel
2016-06-23 5 0 -3 Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Raffael Fasel
2016-08-01 4 0 -1 Philipp Ryf
2016-09-01 5 1 0 Philipp Ryf
2016-12-01 4 0 -1 Stefan Torges
2017-04-01 5 5 -4 Anne Wissemann, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Ozy Brennan, Persis Eskander Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki
2017-04-05 5 1 -1 Raffael Fasel Raffael Fasel
2017-04-15 3 0 -2 Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan
2017-06-02 5 3 -1 Jonas Vollmer, Meret Schneider, Tobias Pulver Meret Schneider
2017-07-01 6 1 0 Sophie Kwass
2018-03-01 7 1 0 Salome Bechtler
2018-10-01 6 0 -1 Sophie Kwass
2018-12-01 7 1 0 Johannes Leutenegger
2019-02-26 9 3 -1 Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Tanja Rüegg Persis Eskander
2019-05-01 8 0 -1 Salome Bechtler
2019-07-01 11 4 -1 Anna Travinskaya, Daniel Rüthemann, Silvano Lieger, Valentin Salzgeber Noëmi Erig
2019-07-13 10 0 -1 Tanja Rüegg
2019-11-01 9 0 -1 Johannes Leutenegger
2020-02-01 10 1 0 Angelina Dobler
2020-05-01 11 1 0 Rahel Alt
2020-07-01 14 3 0 Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Melina Tan
2020-11-01 15 1 0 Tamina Graber
2021-01-01 18 3 0 Katerina Stoykova, Mirjam Arn, Urban Müller
2021-03-01 19 1 0 Charles Saint-Marc
2021-09-01 21 2 0 Anna Grun, Charlotte Born
2021-09-20 18 0 -3 Anna Travinskaya, Rahel Alt, Valentin Salzgeber
2021-09-30 17 0 -1 Silvano Lieger
2021-11-01 16 1 -2 Johanna Kuhn Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn
2022-01-01 22 6 0 Julia Huguenin, Lea Born, Luisa Baumgartner, Markus Wild, Naoki Peter, Priska Baur
2022-02-01 21 0 -1 Charles Saint-Marc
2022-03-01 22 1 0 Ivo Mändli
2022-06-01 21 0 -1 Anna Grun
2022-06-23 19 0 -2 Julia Huguenin, Luisa Baumgartner
2022-07-01 21 2 0 Siobhan Ballan, Siobhan Ballan
2022-08-01 22 1 0 Naomi Rey
2022-09-01 21 0 -1 Ivo Mändli
2022-10-01 20 0 -1 Tamina Graber
2022-11-01 18 0 -2 Johanna Kuhn, Philipp Ryf
2022-12-01 20 2 0 Helen Schilling, Philipp Ryf
2023-01-01 19 0 -1 Siobhan Ballan
2023-04-01 20 1 0 Bettina Huber
2023-04-15 16 0 -4 Charlotte Born, Mirjam Arn, Reto Walther, Urban Müller
2023-05-01 18 2 0 Sarah Moser, Zoé Newton
2023-06-26 21 3 0 Catherine Hermans, Daniel Ruethemann, Jeannine Kiser
2023-09-01 20 0 -1 Angelina Dobler
2023-11-01 21 2 -1 Bettina Huber, Zoé Newton Bettina Huber
2023-11-28 20 0 -1 Lea Born
2023-12-01 19 0 -1 Zoé Newton
2024-03-01 20 1 0 Zoé Newton
2025-01-01 21 1 0 Gina Marti
2025-04-01 18 0 -3 Jonas Vollmer, Siobhan Ballan, Tobias Pulver

List of people (64 positions)

Person Title Start date End date Employment type Source Notes
Siobhan Ballan Fundraising Associate 2022-07-01 2025-04-01 [1], [2]
Bettina Huber Head of Communications and Fundraising 2023-11-01 [1], [2]
Gina Marti Head of Campaigns 2025-01-01 [3], [2]
Zoé Newton Research & International Visibility Lead 2024-03-01 [4], [2]
Naomi Rey Campaigns 2022-08-01 part-time [5], [2]
Daniel Ruethemann Graphic/digital design 2023-06-26 part-time [6], [2]
Philipp Ryf Managing Director 2022-12-01 [7], [2]
Helen Schilling Social Media 2022-12-01 volunteer [8], [2]
Katerina Stoykova Advisory Board Member 2021-01-01 advisor [9], [2]
Melina Tan Volunteer Fundraising Associate 2020-07-01 volunteer [2], [10]
Markus Wild Advisor 2022-01-01 advisor [9], [2]
Jeannine Kiser Member of the Board of Directors 2023-06-26 board member [6], [2]
Catherine Hermans Co-President 2023-06-26 board member [6], [2]
Priska Baur Advisor 2022-01-01 advisor [9], [2]
Adriano Mannino Co-Founder 2014-01-01 [11], [12]
Naoki Peter co-presidency 2022-01-01 [9], [13]
Daniel Rüthemann Graphic and design 2019-07-01 [14], [13]
Zoé Newton Associée de recherche 2023-11-01 [4]
Sarah Moser Board Member 2023-05-01 board member [15]
Philipp Ryf Co President 2016-09-01 2022-11-01 part-time [9], [7]
Philipp Ryf Project Manager 2014-09-01 2016-08-01 [11], [7]
Siobhan Ballan Fundraiser (Animal Advocacy Careers placement) 2022-07-01 2023-01-01 [1]
Bettina Huber Board member 2023-04-01 2023-11-01 [1]
Zoé Newton Research Volunteer 2023-05-01 2023-12-01 [4]
Tanja Rüegg Board member 2019-02-26 2019-07-13 board member [16], [14]
Johanna Kuhn Management 2020-07-01 2021-11-01 [9], [17]
Sophie Kwass Co-director 2017-07-01 2018-10-01 [18], [19]
Salome Bechtler Board member 2018-03-01 2019-05-01 board member [14], [20]
Johannes Leutenegger Co-management 2018-12-01 2019-11-01 full-time [14], [21]
Stefan Torges Manager 2015-12-01 2016-12-01 full-time [22], [23] Based in Berlin, Germany
Adrian Rørheim Research Associate 2016-04-01 2016-06-23 [24], [25]
Lucius Caviola Research Associate 2016-04-01 2016-06-23 [24], [25]
Raffael Fasel Legal Director 2016-04-01 2016-06-23 [24], [25]
Raffael Fasel Legal consultant 2017-04-05 2017-04-05 [26], [27]
Angelina Dobler Board Member 2020-02-01 2023-09-01 board member [28], [29]
Anna Grun Head of communications 2021-09-01 2022-06-01 [9], [30]
Rahel Alt Volunteer 2020-05-01 2021-09-20 volunteer [28], [31], [32]
Ivo Mändli Distribution of materials, Initiative against industrial livestock farming 2022-03-01 2022-09-01 board member [33]
Tamina Graber Campaign Leader 2020-11-01 2022-10-01 part-time [28], [34] Based in Zürich
Johanna Kuhn Head of agricultural policy 2021-11-01 2022-11-01 [9], [17]
Johanna Kuhn Project Manager 2020-07-01 2021-11-01 [28], [17]
Anna Travinskaya Volunteer 2019-07-01 2021-09-20 volunteer [14], [31]
Silvano Lieger Co-Managing Director 2019-07-01 2021-09-30 full-time [28], [35], [31]
Noëmi Erig Board member 2019-02-26 2019-07-01 board member [16], [14]
Reto Walther Board Member 2019-02-26 2023-04-15 board member [16], [36]
Valentin Salzgeber Board Member 2019-07-01 2021-09-20 board member [14], [31]
Urban Müller Board Member 2021-01-01 2023-04-15 board member [28], [36]
Jonas Vollmer Head of Campaigns 2017-04-01 2017-04-01 [37], [16]
Anne Wissemann Operations 2017-04-01 2017-04-01 [37], [16]
Camila Rauchwerger Manager 2016-03-01 2017-04-01 [22], [16]
Charles Saint-Marc Production Advisor 2021-03-01 2022-02-01 [9], [38]
Persis Eskander Research Associate 2017-04-01 2019-02-26 [37], [16]
Natalie Cargill Manager 2016-03-01 2017-04-15 [22], [37]
Charlotte Born Intern 2021-09-01 2023-04-15 intern [31], [36]
Jonas Vollmer Board member 2017-06-02 2025-04-01 board member [19]
Tobias Pulver Board member 2017-06-02 2025-04-01 board member [19]
Lea Born Board Member 2022-01-01 2023-11-28 board member [9], [39]
Luisa Baumgartner Campaign team 2022-01-01 2022-06-23 [9], [40]
Julia Huguenin Campaign team 2022-01-01 2022-06-23 [9], [40]
Kelly Witwicki Head of Communication 2017-04-01 2017-04-01 [41]
Meret Schneider Project Manager 2015-10-01 2016-02-13 [42], [43]
Mirjam Arn Volunteer 2021-01-01 2023-04-15 volunteer [28]
Ozy Brennan Scientific employee 2017-04-01 2017-04-15 [37]
Meret Schneider Co-director 2017-06-02 2017-06-02 [19]

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