Sebastian has worked with the World Economic Forum since 2008 and is currently director and deputy head of the Program Development Team, overseeing design and development of the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, and the World Economic Forum on Africa. Previously, he was a fellow at the U.N. Office of Development Studies in New York and a research officer at the International Labour Office in Geneva. Since 2012, he has been a visiting professor for the IOMBA program at the University of Geneva.