Born in Zürich in 1973, Zora Ledergerber studied Law at the universities of Zürich and Nanterre (Paris X). After her graduation (masters degree), she joined the Swiss Peace-Keeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the capacity of legal advisor, press and information officer and adjutant to the Commander.

Developing anti-corruption strategies and capacity building in cooperation with anti-corruption stakeholders in Switzerland and internationally were some of her tasks as Managing Director of TI-Switzerland, the Swiss chapter of the international non-governmental anti-corruption organisation Transparency International.

Triggered by her experience with TI-Switzerland, Zora Ledergerber completed her doctorate thesis on “Whistleblower Protection as Part of an Effective Anti-Corruption Strategy”, which won the annual award 2004 for the best doctorate thesis in law from the University of Zürich.

Prior to joining the Basel Institute on Governance in October 2005 as Programme Manager (Legal and Policy Analysis), she had worked as consultant for a wide range of institutions, including the Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative, the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies, and the Independent Inquiry Committee into the UN Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq.