Andrea Widmer

Andrea Widmer is the Director of the Arthur & Carlyse Ciocca Center for Principled Entrepreneurship and Associate Professor of Practice at the Busch School of Business, Catholic University of America.

co-founded The SEVEN Fund, a philanthropic organization that promotes enterprise solutions to poverty. His extensive experience as a business executive spans high-tech, international business strategy, consulting, and economic development. He has held leadership roles at the OTF Group, Eprise Corporation, Dragon Systems, and FTP Software. His work has taken him across the globe, from the United States to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, leading teams to bring over 100 leading-edge technology products to market.

As an author, Andreas has explored the intersection of leadership, entrepreneurship, and spirituality. His book, The Pope & The CEO: Pope Saint John Paul II’s Lessons to a Young Swiss Guard, draws from his experiences serving as a Swiss Guard for Pope John Paul II and his subsequent career in business. His latest book, The Art of Principled Entrepreneurship, Creating Enduring Value, released in April 2022 under the Matt Holt Imprint at BenBella Books.

A former Pontifical Swiss Guard (1986-1988), Andreas holds two business degrees from Switzerland, a B.S. in International Business from Merrimack College, and an M.A. from St. John’s Seminary in Boston. A dual citizen of Switzerland and the United States, he is fluent in English, German, Italian, and French.