Joseph Paul Marie Deiss is a Swiss businessperson who has been the head of 5 different companies and holds the position of Chairman at Clinique Générale Ste-Anne SA and Chairman for General Electric (Switzerland) GmbH. Dr. Deiss is also Chairman of Adolphe Merkle Foundation and Professor at the University of Freiburg and on the board of 7 other companies.

In his past career Dr. Deiss held the position of President for Government of Switzerland Principal at Switzerland Federal Department of Economic Affairs and Principal at Switzerland Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (both are subsidiaries of Government of Switzerland), President for United Nations General Assembly and Associate Professor at the University of Fribourg.

Joseph Paul Marie Deiss received a doctorate from the University of Fribourg.