Anna studied and interned in medicine at University of Zurich Medical School and Harvard Medical School. After graduating, she conducted post-doctoral studies at Harvard Medical School in biomedicine and genetics. In parallel, she received a PhD in epidemiology and health systems management from University of Basel (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute). Clinically she specialized in internal and sports medicine in Switzerland.
Before her role as the first female medical director in the history of Klinik Hirslanden, she attended courses both at Harvard Business School and INSEAD. She is a clinical lecturer at the University of Zurich and faculty of University of St. Gallen. In addition, she is also a keen mentor for master’s students and alumni from the ETH. Apart from lecturing for various executive business programs, she gives talks on planetary health, preventive medicine and longevity for the UN and the World Economic Forum among others.
She has given interviews and published extensively both in scientific journals as well as in newspapers and magazines spanning from Forbes to Neue Zürcher Zeitung. She is still involved in medical research and is committed to clinical work with patients ranging from multimorbid patients to the executive management of leading listed companies and world-class athletes.