Michel Rochat is President of Vaud Promotion, the state agency in charge to promote the State, as well as President of OVV (Office des vins Vaudois). Additionally, several boards of directors in services and industry give him the opportunity to promote and transfer good practices from one domain to another, but above all he is contributing to the developing of agile governance and teams by sharing network and experiences.

Before becoming CEO of the EHL Group in 2015 (a position he held until 2022), Michel Rochat was General Director of Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, a position which he occupied since 2010. Prior to heading the Executive Committee, he had also been a member of EHL's Board of Governors between 2003 and 2010.

Michel Rochat transformed EHL into a modern and well-known international university (ranked n°1 in 2019/2020/2021/2022 by QS). He developed an international network by certifying schools and universities and developing tourism infrastructures in China, India, Lebanon, Mexico, Dubai, Cambodia and Japan. He worked on adapting EHL strategy from a focus on hospitality towards the domain of integrated service.

Michel Rochat began his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he handled major audit and evaluation projects. He then he launched Gresco Conseils a consulting firm dedicated to authorities (France and Switzerland).

Michel Rochat is a graduate of HEC Lausanne, EPFL, Stanford and National University of Singapore. He possesses an ISO professional auditor license and oversaw many internal reorganizations during his 6 years at the Etat de Vaud.

In 2014 he was awarded the Hospitality Innovation Award and in 2016 recognized by Bilanz magazine as one of the top 100 leading figures in Switzerland.