Behind the Scenes at Davos, Claims of a Toxic Boss

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🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The Davos conference brings together the world’s elites to try to make the world a better place. But according to some current and former employees, the leader of the organizing body behind Davos fosters a toxic workplace. WSJ’s Shalini Ramachandran discusses her investigation into the World Economic Forum and the impact of a recent anonymous whistleblower letter. Annie Minoff hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Jess.
0:02.3	Annie Minoff, one of our senior producers,
0:04.6	is going to be stepping in to do some hosting this summer while Ryan is out on leave.
0:08.5	Enjoy.
0:14.9	Every year, a ski resort nestled in the Swiss Alps
0:21.4	hosts the world's biggest party for the rich and powerful.
0:25.2	Some people call it the Magic Mountain.
0:28.7	Most people know it better as Davos.
0:32.4	So Davos is an alpine city in Switzerland.
0:37.9	That's our colleague, Shalani Ramachandran.
0:40.6	It's the site of this annual meeting that brings together the planet's power brokers
0:45.9	from like morning to past midnight meetings over coffee and cocktails and fondue and
0:52.8	there are thousands of CEOs and billionaires.
0:55.5	You'll run into billionaire George Soros.
0:58.1	His Majesty, King Abdullah II of Jordan.
1:02.2	Queens and kings and presidents who descend on this place.
1:06.3	Send hello to everyone in beautiful Davos.
1:10.0	You know, you can run into Al Gore in the hotel bar, or Bill Gates near the metal detectors,
1:15.6	or stinging the elevator.
1:17.6	And it's about networking, and it's about making deals, and talking about big ideas.
1:23.6	Over the years, the Davos conference has taken on big topics. Peace in the Middle East, climate change, gender equality, and they've touted big wins.
1:33.3	Organizers have taken credit for major diplomatic breakthroughs, including averting conflict between Greece and Turkey,
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