Fidel Strub: Lived Experience. Expert Knowledge.
Global Voice.
Photo: Kostas Maros
They judged and labelled me before they listened. It shaped me in ways words can’t express.
Today, I channel that formative experience into compensated strategic advisory and global advocacy. My expertise is rooted in a fundamental understanding of dignity, agency, and the power of ethical communication.
I am a Global Health Strategist, TIME100 Honoree, and Founder of two distinct professional firms. Based in Switzerland, my work is conducted internationally, with services available in English, (Swiss)German, and French.
Global Roots, Single Conviction
I was born in 1991 in Ouagadougou and grew up in Switzerland. Today, I work to ensure that origin does not determine impact. My roots lie in Burkina Faso. My home is Switzerland. What shapes me is not origin, but conviction and attitude.
The Foundation of Expertise
For years, I fought for acceptance of my appearance and my identity. The disease Noma changed my face and took away my sense of self. It left questions that made me struggle with myself for a long time. Why me? Why does this disease even exist? For many years, I was locked in a silent inner battle. Not out of peace but because I didn’t know where to turn.
At the age of three, I fell ill with Noma... These experiences inform how I see the world. Not my centre but my compass.
In 2010, I began to engage with the topic. Only after a life-threatening event in 2014, which I barely survived, did I realise: pity helps no one. Change begins when we choose not just to be affected, but to act.
From Insight to Structure
Today, I work through workshops, keynote formats, and advisory conversations in collaboration with NGOs, media, and institutions. It's not about being affected. It's about dignity, understanding, and the space we shape ourselves.
Ethos Fidelis and Fidel Strub Forum emerged from this tension: between visibility and structure, between quiet knowledge and institutional responsibility. I work with organisations that choose not to outsource impact but to embody it. Founding Elysium showed me what visibility can achieve. Today, I continue structurally, independently, strategically.
Curious how this stance transforms into inspiring encounters, impactful formats and vibrant projects? Then join me through Ethos Fidelis or deepen your enquiry directly via Fidel Strub Forum. Both paths lead to the same ethos: responsible, effective, and respectful of complexity.