Friederike Rass studied theology and philosophy in Tübingen, Hamburg and Buenos Aires and has an Executive MBA from the University of St.Gallen. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Religion, having studied in Zurich and the United States and graduated summa cum laude. She went on to work as a project manager in international collaborative innovation at the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, before heading up the Foundation for the Evangelical Society of the Canton of Zurich. The 38-year-old has been the CEO of the social work organisation Sozialwerk Pfarrer Sieber since 2022.