The Distinguished Chair in Swiss Economics at Babson College, Member of the Glavin Center for Global Management John Edward Marthinsen holds a PhD in economics from the University of Connecticut.

In 1974, he joined the teaching staff of Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and in 1985 was promoted to the rank of full Professor. In 1987, Dr Marthinsen became acting chairman of the economics department and in 1993 chairman. Dr Marthinsen holds the Distinguished Chair in Swiss Economics at Babson College, and he is also a member of the Glavin Center for Global Management. The author of numerous articles and books, Dr Marthinsen also has extensive consulting experience.

From 1983 to 1988 he was active as a consultant to HandelsBank NatWest, Zürich, and from 1989 to 2000, he was a senior consultant to Roche.