A whistleblower’s allegations that included, amongst other things, that Klaus Schwab manipulated the Global Competitiveness Rankings, which forms the basis of the discussions at the annual World Economic Forum’s meetings at Davos, have brought renewed focus onto the relevance of WEF and its high-profile founder.It was alleged that at the insistence of governments unhappy with their rankings, the reports were changed. Other charges by the whistleblower include Schwab soliciting a Nobel Prize for himself, misuse of WEF funds, and ethical misconduct involving Schwab and his wife, Hilde—such as Schwab asking his junior employees to withdraw thousands of dollars from the ATMs on his behalf, and