WEF Young Global Leaders — Participants by Year: 1993–2004 (GL4T Era)

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WEF Young Global Leaders — Participants by Year: 1993–2004 (GL4T Era)
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WEF Young Global Leaders — Participants by Year: 1993–2004 (GL4T Era)

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The following documents the most significant confirmed alumni of the Global Leaders for Tomorrow program. Total cohort each year was approximately 100; this record documents those who achieved significant subsequent prominence.

1993 — Inaugural GL4T Cohort

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Name Country Later Position
Angela Merkel Germany Chancellor of Germany, 2005–2021
Tony Blair United Kingdom Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1997–2007
Gordon Brown United Kingdom Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 2007–2010
Vladimir Putin Russia President of Russia, 2000–2008; 2012–present
Nicolas Sarkozy France President of France, 2007–2012
Viktor Orbán Hungary Prime Minister of Hungary, 2010–present
José Manuel Barroso Portugal / EU President of the European Commission, 2004–2014
Richard Branson United Kingdom Founder, Virgin Group
Bill Gates United States Co-founder, Microsoft; Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
William Hague United Kingdom Foreign Secretary, 2010–2014; Conservative Party leader 1997–2001
Wolfgang Kubicki Germany FDP Vice Chairman; Bundestag Vice President
Jorma Ollila Finland Chairman, Shell Oil; CEO Nokia

1994

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Name Country Later Position
Christian Wulff Germany President of Germany, 2010–2012
Peter Wuffli Switzerland CEO, UBS
Roger de Weck Switzerland CEO, Swiss Radio and Television (SRG SSR), 2011–2017
Sarah Springman UK / Switzerland Director, ETH Zurich, 2015–2022
Steven Ballmer United States CEO, Microsoft, 2000–2014

1995

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Name Country Later Position
Paul Allen United States Co-founder, Microsoft (died 2018)
Michael O'Brien United States Vice President, Goldman Sachs International

1996

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Name Country Later Position
Guido Westerwelle Germany Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor, Germany, 2009–2013 (died 2016)

1997

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Name Country Later Position
Eric Schmidt United States CEO, Google, 2001–2011; Executive Chairman, Alphabet
David Filo United States Co-founder, Yahoo
Tidjane Thiam Ivory Coast / Switzerland CEO, Credit Suisse, 2015–2020

1998

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Name Country Later Position
Jeff Bezos United States Founder and former CEO, Amazon; founder, Blue Origin

1999

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Name Country Later Position
Pierre Omidyar United States Co-founder, eBay; founder, Omidyar Network

2000

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Name Country Later Position
Chrystia Freeland Canada Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, Canada, 2019–2025

2001

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Name Country Later Position
Jack Ma China Founder, Alibaba; co-founder, Alipay
Mathias Doepfner Germany CEO, Axel Springer

2002

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Name Country Later Position
Larry Page United States Co-founder, Google / Alphabet
Sergey Brin United States Co-founder, Google / Alphabet
Cem Özdemir Germany Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture; Green Party co-chair
Ilir Meta Albania President of Albania, 2017–2022
Ruth Metzler Switzerland Former Swiss Federal Councillor

2003

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Name Country Later Position
Greg Hunt Australia Federal Minister for Health, 2017–2022; former WEF Strategy Director
Marcel Rohner Switzerland CEO, UBS, 2007–2009

2004

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Name Country Later Position
Jan-Eric Peters Germany CEO, NZZ Deutschland
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