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Edward Hult

Chief Executive Officer, EF · Switzerland

✓ Verified current role· as of 2026-09-12

Edward Hult is the CEO of EF. Hult is based in Switzerland. Hult was born in 1978 in Lucerne.

Edward Hult holds a PhD in Management from the University of Cambridge and previously served as academic researcher there. He is the son of EF founder Bertil Hult and currently leads EF Education First, the world's largest privately-held international education company.

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Recent coverage has focused primarily on EF Education First's business operations and leadership, including a leadership transition at an EF subsidiary and the company's diversified ventures spanning education, travel, and sports sponsorship. The headlines also reference company founder Bertil Hult's philanthropic activities and net worth, along with comparisons of EF Education First to competing educational organizations.

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Born
1978 · Lucerne
Citizenship
Sweden

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