Franziska Spörri

Co-Head Macroeconomic Support Division, Economic Cooperation and Development, SECO Franziska is the Co-Head of the Macroeconomic Support Division within the Swiss State Secretariat’s Economic Cooperation and Development department (SECO). The division promotes sound economic framework condition by assisting SECO partner countries in sound public financial management and a stable financial sector. From 2019 to 2022, she headed SECOs Economic Cooperation and Development office in South Africa, responsible for developing and implementing the corresponding projects. SECO supports businesses and the government especially in their efforts to reduce disparities and unlock the economic potential. Previously, she served as an Economist and Project Manager at SECO Bern, where she was responsible for the Macroeconomic Support Division’s portfolio in Colombia and South Africa. Prior to this, she worked with KfW in the field of microfinance in Uganda, has held teaching and research roles at the University of Zurich, and worked as an Economist in the private sector (real estate analysis and financial sector). Franziska holds a Master’s degree in Political Science, Economics and Social and Economic History from the University of Zurich as well as an Advanced Studies in Applied Statistics from the ETH Zurich.