As IMD’s Chief Communications Officer, Delia Fischer is responsible for the institution's external, internal, social media and multimedia communications team and output. Since January 2020, she has been a member of the IMD Executive Committee top management team.
Prior to joining IMD, Delia was Global Head of Corporate Communications for the Adecco Group, the world's leading HR solutions partner, managing an international team from the Group's headquarters in Zurich. She also served as FIFA’s Head of Media during a 15-year career with the global governing body of football, which included overseeing communications for FIFA World Cups as well as the global football governance crisis. She is a trained journalist and holds a Masters of Business Science with a major in sports management from the University of Economics (WU) in Vienna.
Under Delia's guidance, IMD is rapidly developing and expanding its existing communications programme and platforms to build on an existing reputation for thought leadership excellence, engagement and innovation.
Delia is an Austrian citizen who speaks German, English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. She is an avid globetrotter, a passionate football fan and enjoys culture, reading and cooking for friends and family.