Daniel Borel

Daniel Borel (born 14 February 1950 businessman and co-founder of technology firm Logitech.

Education In 1973, Daniel Borel earned an engineering degree in Physics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland, and in 1977 received a Master of Science degree in Computer Science from Stanford University. He served as Logitech's Chairman 1982 to 2008, and served as the company's CEO from 1982 to 1988, and again from 1992 to 1998. and on the Nasdaq in 1997.

Other endeavours Borel was a member of the Nestlé Board of Directors from 2004 to 2016. He also serves on the board of Defitech, and is chairman of ,

In 2019, Borel participated in a fundraising campaign for Unibuddy, a London-based peer-to-peer EdTech platform founded in 2016 by Kimeshan Naidoo and Diego Fanara. Unibuddy raised a total of $5 million in its Series A investment round. Since then, Borel has continued to invest in further Unibuddy funding rounds and the company has raised $32 million to date including a $20 million Series B round in 2021.

Private life Borel is married, has three children and seven grandchildren.

Awards 1992: Honorary doctorate from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne 1988: Swiss Entrepreneur of the Year (Branco Weiss award) 2020: Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur Of The Year 2020 Switzerland

Publications Interview: We've crossed an inflection point – the world will never be the same again. – EY Switzerland – December 17, 2020 Podcast: How Logitech Defied Expectations – Swisspreneur EP #197 – October 28, 2021