Regula Maria Schegg

Business adviser, Business leader, Business mentor, Change agent, Connector, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Finance professional, Global soul, Idea generator, Investor, Promoter, Social entrepreneur, World traveler

Regula looks back to 20+ years of professional experience in both the public and private sector, with a proven track record in strategy, finance, business development, operations and general management. Since 2017, she works with GAN Global Apprenticeship Network as Chief Operating Officer and Acting Director. The GAN is a business-driven alliance with the overarching goal of encouraging and linking business initiatives on skills and employment opportunities for youth - notably through apprenticeships. Prior to, Regula initiated, established, and led BASE, a social housing initiative (www.base-builds.com) in the Philippines. Embedded within an inclusive business model, BASE provides affordable, eco-efficient and disaster-resilient housing solutions to low income families in South East Asia. She acted as chairwoman and CEO of BASE Builds Pte Ltd., Singapore, and Director of the Board of BASE Bahay Inc., Philippines. She also acted as Board Member of Co2 Bambu, a social housing enterprise, in Nicaragua. As preparation to becoming a social entrepreneur, she worked several years in various senior management positions at international level. Regula also gained experience in microfinance, M&A and Private Equity. She holds an MBA in Global Management from Thunderbird, The School of Global Management, Arizona, USA, and is a Aspen Institute First Mover Fellow, class 2011. Regula is passionate about life long learning, feminine leadership, social entrepreneurship (particularly women entrepreneurship) for which she provides mentoring and advisory. She speaks Swiss German, German, English, French and basic Spanish.

I am passionate about engaging and working at personal and professional level with people from different cultures and social fabrics, in particular women. I am a strong believer in grass-root/bottom-up engagement and empowerment as a powerful catalyst for change. Working with women in emerging markets, collaborate and respectfully enable the creation of a better live for those in need. This is shown throughout my life, being engaged with the disabled, a women shelter, microfinance, women mentoring programs, my engagement in building BASE - a triple bottom line enterprise – which success was also built on the collaboration with communities often driven by strong women. Bringing strong business acumen together with social and environmental impact is what I am burning for.

Affordable Housing, Feminine Leadership, Personal Development, Skills for Youth and Adults, Social Entrepreneurship, Women entrepreneurship, Work Readiness Programs