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Basic information

Item Value
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 2023-01-31
Donations List Website (data still preliminary) donee

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 11 Adriano Mannino, Camila Rauchwerger, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Philipp Ryf, Stefan Torges Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola Tanja Rüegg Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2017 19 Adriano Mannino, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Sophie Kwass Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Jonas Vollmer, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2018 22 Adriano Mannino, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Johannes Leutenegger, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Sophie Kwass Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Jonas Vollmer, Naoki Peter, Salome Bechtler, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2019 28 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Daniel Rüthemann, Johannes Leutenegger, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Silvano Lieger Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Ivo Mändli, Jonas Vollmer, Naoki Peter, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Salome Bechtler, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver, Valentin Salzgeber Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2020 32 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Angelina Dobler, Ivo Mändli, Jonas Vollmer, Naoki Peter, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver, Valentin Salzgeber Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2021 35 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Angelina Dobler, Ivo Mändli, Jonas Vollmer, Naoki Peter, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver, Urban Müller, Valentin Salzgeber Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2022 45 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Charles Saint-Marc, Charlotte Born, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Julia Huguenin, Kelly Witwicki, Luisa Baumgartner, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Angelina Dobler, Ivo Mändli, Jonas Vollmer, Lea Born, Naoki Peter, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver, Urban Müller, Valentin Salzgeber Katerina Stoykova, Markus Wild, Priska Baur, Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2023 45 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Charles Saint-Marc, Charlotte Born, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Julia Huguenin, Kelly Witwicki, Luisa Baumgartner, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Angelina Dobler, Ivo Mändli, Jonas Vollmer, Lea Born, Naoki Peter, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver, Urban Müller, Valentin Salzgeber Katerina Stoykova, Markus Wild, Priska Baur, Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann
2024 45 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Charles Saint-Marc, Charlotte Born, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Julia Huguenin, Kelly Witwicki, Luisa Baumgartner, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Persis Eskander Angelina Dobler, Ivo Mändli, Jonas Vollmer, Lea Born, Naoki Peter, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Tanja Rüegg, Tobias Pulver, Urban Müller, Valentin Salzgeber Katerina Stoykova, Markus Wild, Priska Baur, Raffael Fasel, Tobias Baumann

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, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill
2018-01-01 11 Adriano Mannino, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Sophie Kwass
2019-01-01 11 Adriano Mannino, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Johannes Leutenegger, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf
2020-01-01 13 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Daniel Rüthemann, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Silvano Lieger
2021-01-01 19 Adriano Mannino, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber
2022-01-01 24 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Charles Saint-Marc, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Julia Huguenin, Kelly Witwicki, Luisa Baumgartner, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber
2023-01-01 24 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Charles Saint-Marc, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Julia Huguenin, Kelly Witwicki, Luisa Baumgartner, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber
2024-01-01 24 Adriano Mannino, Anna Grun, Anna Travinskaya, Anne Wissemann, Camila Rauchwerger, Charles Saint-Marc, Daniel Rüthemann, Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Jonas Vollmer, Julia Huguenin, Kelly Witwicki, Luisa Baumgartner, Melina Tan, Meret Schneider, Meret Schneider, Mirjam Arn, Naoki Peter, Natalie Cargill, Ozy Brennan, Philipp Ryf, Rahel Alt, Silvano Lieger, Tamina Graber

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
2016-01-01 5 1 0 Tanja Rüegg
2016-02-01 4 0 -1 Philipp Ryf
2016-03-01 7 3 0 Camila Rauchwerger, Natalie Cargill, Tobias Baumann
2016-04-01 10 3 0 Adrian Rørheim, Lucius Caviola, Raffael Fasel
2016-12-01 9 0 -1 Stefan Torges
2017-04-01 14 5 0 Anne Wissemann, Jonas Vollmer, Kelly Witwicki, Ozy Brennan, Persis Eskander
2017-06-02 17 3 0 Jonas Vollmer, Meret Schneider, Tobias Pulver
2017-07-01 18 1 0 Sophie Kwass
2017-08-01 19 1 0 Philipp Ryf
2018-02-01 20 1 0 Naoki Peter
2018-03-01 21 1 0 Salome Bechtler
2018-10-01 20 0 -1 Sophie Kwass
2018-12-01 21 1 0 Johannes Leutenegger
2019-05-01 21 1 -1 Ivo Mändli Salome Bechtler
2019-07-01 27 6 0 Anna Travinskaya, Daniel Rüthemann, Noëmi Erig, Reto Walther, Silvano Lieger, Valentin Salzgeber
2019-11-01 26 0 -1 Johannes Leutenegger
2020-02-01 27 1 0 Angelina Dobler
2020-05-01 28 1 0 Rahel Alt
2020-07-01 31 3 0 Johanna Kuhn, Johanna Kuhn, Melina Tan
2020-11-01 32 1 0 Tamina Graber
2021-01-01 34 2 0 Mirjam Arn, Urban Müller
2021-11-01 34 1 -1 Johanna Kuhn Johanna Kuhn
2022-01-01 45 11 0 Anna Grun, Charles Saint-Marc, Charlotte Born, Julia Huguenin, Katerina Stoykova, Lea Born, Luisa Baumgartner, Markus Wild, Naoki Peter, Naomi Rey, Priska Baur

List of people (51 positions)

Person Title Start date End date Employment type Source Notes
Adrian Rørheim Research Associate 2016-04-01 [1]
Adriano Mannino Co-Founder 2014-01-01 [2], [3]
Angelina Dobler Board Member 2020-02-01 board member [4], [5]
Anna Grun Head of communications 2022-01-01 [6]
Anna Travinskaya Volunteer 2019-07-01 volunteer [7]
Anne Wissemann Operations 2017-04-01 [8]
Camila Rauchwerger Manager 2016-03-01 [9]
Charles Saint-Marc Campaign team 2022-01-01 [6]
Charlotte Born Intern 2022-01-01 intern [6]
Daniel Rüthemann Graphic and design 2019-07-01 [7]
Ivo Mändli Board Member 2019-05-01 board member [7], [10]
Johanna Kuhn Head of agricultural policy 2021-11-01 [6], [11]
Johanna Kuhn Management 2020-07-01 2021-11-01 [6], [11]
Johanna Kuhn Project Manager 2020-07-01 [4], [11]
Johannes Leutenegger Co-management 2018-12-01 2019-11-01 full-time [7], [12]
Jonas Vollmer Board member 2017-06-02 board member [13]
Jonas Vollmer Head of Campaigns 2017-04-01 [8]
Julia Huguenin Campaign team 2022-01-01 [6]
Katerina Stoykova Advisor 2022-01-01 advisor [6]
Kelly Witwicki Head of Communication 2017-04-01 [14]
Lea Born Board Member 2022-01-01 board member [6]
Lucius Caviola Research Associate 2016-04-01 [1]
Luisa Baumgartner Campaign team 2022-01-01 [6]
Markus Wild Advisor 2022-01-01 advisor [6]
Melina Tan Volunteer 2020-07-01 volunteer [4], [15]
Meret Schneider Co-director 2017-06-02 [13]
Meret Schneider Project Manager 2015-10-01 [16]
Mirjam Arn Volunteer 2021-01-01 volunteer [4]
Naoki Peter Board member 2018-02-01 board member [7], [17]
Naoki Peter co-presidency 2022-01-01 [6]
Naomi Rey Intern 2022-01-01 intern [6]
Natalie Cargill Manager 2016-03-01 [9]
Noëmi Erig Board member 2019-07-01 board member [7]
Ozy Brennan Scientific employee 2017-04-01 [8]
Persis Eskander Research Associate 2017-04-01 [8]
Philipp Ryf Co-presidium, campaign management initiative against factory farming 2017-08-01 part-time [6], [18]
Philipp Ryf Project Manager 2014-09-01 2016-02-01 [2], [19]
Priska Baur Advisor 2022-01-01 advisor [6]
Raffael Fasel Advisor 2016-04-01 advisor [1]
Rahel Alt Volunteer 2020-05-01 volunteer [4], [20]
Reto Walther Board Member 2019-07-01 board member [7], [21]
Salome Bechtler Board member 2018-03-01 2019-05-01 board member [7], [22]
Silvano Lieger Co-Managing Director 2019-07-01 full-time [4], [23]
Sophie Kwass Co-director 2017-07-01 2018-10-01 [24], [13]
Stefan Torges Manager 2015-12-01 2016-12-01 full-time [9], [25] Based in Berlin, Germany
Tamina Graber Campaign Leader 2020-11-01 part-time [4], [26] Based in Zürich
Tanja Rüegg Board member 2016-01-01 board member [7], [27]
Tobias Baumann Advisor 2016-03-01 advisor [9]
Tobias Pulver Board member 2017-06-02 board member [13]
Urban Müller Board Member 2021-01-01 board member [4]
Valentin Salzgeber Board Member 2019-07-01 board member [7]

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