The Vice Presidency for Operations plays an important strategic role as regards smooth operations and growth of EPFL. This includes the various EPFL campuses as well as the topics of maintenance, development and security of infrastructures and information systems. The ETH Board appointed Dr Adrian Wägli upon application of the President of EPFL, Prof. Anna Fontcuberta, as the new Vice President for Operations and thus a member of the Executive Board.
Adrian Wägli grew up in Bern. He studied rural engineering at EPFL and then completed a PhD in information and communication sciences. His main area of research was the integration of navigation sensors used to analyse the performance of athletes. He subsequently pursued a successful career at the international consulting company Eraneos, where he first became a member of the Executive Board and from 2022 onwards was responsible for the Swiss business as a Managing Partner. Until Adrian Wägli can take up his position on 1 December 2025, the current Vice President for Innovation and Impact, Prof. Edouard Bugnion, will also head the Vice Presidency for Operations with the support of his colleagues in the EPFL Executive Board.
