Jean-Pierre Roth was born on 28 April 1946; he is a citizen of Saxon, Canton of Valais. After obtaining his matriculation certificate (commercial section) in Saint-Maurice in 1965, Jean-Pierre Roth studied economics at the University of Geneva. This was followed by doctoral studies (thesis: "La politique monétaire suisse, son efficacité en changes fixes et flottants") at the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales (The Graduate Institute of International Studies), Geneva. He was subsequently awarded a bursary by the Swiss National Science Foundation to pursue postgraduate studies in the United States (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). After his return to Switzerland, Jean-Pierre Roth held lectureships at the University of Geneva and at the Institut Universitaire de Hautes Etudes Internationales.
April 07 2002