Prince Hans-Adam II is Patron of the Europaeum. He is the eldest son of Prince Franz Josef II and Princess Gina, the first Prince of Liechtenstein to have grown up in Liechtenstein and the 15th reigning Prince overall. After high school, ­­­Prince Hans-Adam II worked as a trainee at a bank in London.­ Besides his native language, German, he also speaks English and French.­ In autumn 1965 Prince Hans-Adam II took up his studies in Business and Economics at the University of St. Gallen, which he completed in 1969 with the degree of Licentiate.­­­ In 1972, Prince Hans-Adam II – then still the Hereditary Prince – was entrusted by his father Prince Franz Josef II with reorganizing­ the assets of the Princely House.­ In 1984 – in the 45th year of his father’s reign – he was appointed his father’s permanent representative and entrusted with responsibility for state business. Prince Hans-Adam II assumed the regency on November 13, 1989, following the death of his father. On August 15, 2004, Prince Hans-Adam II appointed his eldest son, Hereditary Prince Alois, as his permanent representative, in preparation for his succession to the throne.

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President-Emeritus: Dr. Pierre Keller started his banking career with the Swiss Bank Corporation in New York. He had also spent a number of years in the Swiss Diplomatic Service. In 1961, Dr. Keller joined Lombard, Odier & Cie and has been a partner since 1970. Dr. Keller was a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross and has been Vice President for a number of years. He is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Dr. Keller studied law at the University of Geneva and international relations at Yale University where he obtained his Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy.

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BENEFACTORS

Sir Angus Ogilvy
ARCO
ARTAL (Mr Guy Ullens)
The Bertelsmann Foundation
The Bogette Foundation
BT
Mr Friedrich Busse (Firmenich GmbH)
Capital Group
Mr Claas Kleyboldt (AXA Konzern AG)
Clifford Chance
The Clore Foundation
Count Giuseppe Gazzoni-Frascara
DaimlerChrysler Services AG
Sir Emmanuel Kaye
The European Commission
The Forte Charitable Trust
The Fritz Thyssen Stiftung
Mr Henry Kravis
Mr Jurg Marquard
The Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund
Mrs Madeleine Feher
Mrs Maja Oetker
The Maniusia and Gildesgame Trust
Marcucci Group
Mr Martin Green
Mrs Robin Hambro
Sir Ronald Grierson
Mr Paul Fentener van Vlissingen
The Hon Dr Paul Flather
Mr Pierre Keller
Templeton World Charity Foundation
HSH The Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein
Mr Wafic Said
Lord and Lady Weidenfeld

We are also grateful to all other individuals and institutions who have supported us generously.