Etienne Jean Jornod (born 6 January 1953 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland)[1] is a Swiss entrepreneur and manager.
He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the pharmaceutical and logistics group Galenica and the NZZ Mediengruppe.
Etienne Jornod grew up in Neuchâtel as the eldest of six children in a family of doctors[2] and completed an apprenticeship as a pharmacist in Biel.
He continued his studies at the Stanford University in the United States (Senior Executive Program).
In 1975, he joined Galenica as a Junior Product Manager, leaving the company in 1978 to study business administration.