Matthäus
Walzthöny

Managing Director of the St. Jakob Foundation

Social sustainability, modern working environments and securing the economic future

Matthäus Walzthöny is Managing Director of the St. Jakob Foundation in Zurich. The foundation combines social commitment with entrepreneurial thinking and offers around 450 people with disabilities sustainable jobs and training positions in various sectors.

He joined the foundation in 2015 as an HR specialist, later becoming Head of HR and a member of the Executive Board. He has headed the foundation since August 2025 and is driving forward the topics of social sustainability, modern working environments and securing the economic future. His focus is on the further development of the foundation as an innovative social enterprise and pioneer in professional inclusion.