In May 2023, MS. Jacqueline Tschumi assumed the Chairperson role of the Scholarship Fund, succeeding Philipp Saurer, and joined the Board of the Swiss Japanese Chamber of Commerce (SJCC) in Zurich.
With a rich background in Japan, her journey began with a Rotary Short Term Exchange Program in 2005, followed by studies at Zurich University with a year in Tokyo in 2009. She secured the SJCC Scholarship for internships at the Swiss Embassy and Swiss Business Hub Japan. Transitioning to the private sector in 2016, she joined Nespresso Japan’s marketing team before returning to Switzerland Global Enterprise in 2017. Currently overseeing APAC offices for the organization, she remains deeply connected to Japan.
Previously, she led SJCC’s Young Professionals from 2018 to 2022 while serving on the Board and Executive Committee.

Mr. Luca Orduña was elected a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (SCCIJ) in Tokyo from 2018 to 2022. He took over as the head of the Scholarship Comittee of the SCCIJ.
Mr. Orduña’s journey in Japan started right after his graduation from the University of St. Gallen, when he was awarded with the SJCC scholarship. Following 6 month of Japanese language studies, he did a one year internship at a Japanese distribution company for Swiss luxury watches.
During this time, the idea and desire of starting an own business grew stronger and after completing his internship, he founded “SwissPrimeBrands” together with 3 business partners. SwissPrimeBrands is exclusively distributing high-end watch and jewelry brands over Asia with offices in Japan, Hong-Kong and Taiwan. Mr. Orduña was in charge of founding the Japanese K.K. in 2014 and has been managing the Japanese market for the company ever since.