Daniel Lucius Vasella is a businessperson who has been at the head of 7 different companies is Member-International Governors Board at The Peres Center for Peace and on the board of 8 other companies.

He previously was Chairman for Novartis AG Chairman at Novartis International AG, Chairman of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Vice Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Novartis India Ltd. SVP, Chief Executive & Operating Officer at Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. and Senior VP, Chief Executive & Operating Officer at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corp. (which are all subsidiaries of Novartis AG), Chairman at Alcon Laboratories, Inc. and Member of American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

He received a doctorate from the University of Bern.