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Management Board
The Management Board of The Aspen Institute Germany represents the Institute legally and advises the Executive Director on legal matters, fundraising, the program, finance and accounting, and strategic communication.
Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner
(Chairwoman of the Management Board)
Executive Director
Aspen Institute Germany
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Britt Eckelmann
Managing Shareholder
Silver Construction Engineering GmbH
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Prof. Dr. Gunther Hellmann
Professor of Political Science
Goethe-University
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Margit Lehwalder
Group Head of HR
Union Asset Management Holding AG
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Ulrich Plett
(Treasurer)
Wirtschaftsprüfer
UPW7 GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
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Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees supervises the Management Board of the Aspen Institute Germany. It elects Management Board members and the Executive Director and advises on program planning. Many of the Members of the Board of Trustees support the Institute not only through their counsel, but also through major donations.
Eckart von Klaeden
(Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
Vice President, Head of External Affairs
Mercedes-Benz-Group AG
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Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann
(Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees)
Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
Peter Dussmann-Stiftung
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Elliot Gerson
(Ex-Officio non-voting member)
Executive Vice President
The Aspen Institute
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Dr. Roland Hoffmann-Theinert
(Chairman of the Friends of the Aspen Institute Germany)
Partner, Rechtsanwalt & Notar
Görg Rechtsanwälte
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William Klein
Consultant Partner
FGS Global, Berlin Office
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David Knower
Partner and General Manager
Cerberus Deutschland Beteiligungsberatung GmbH
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Kim Larsen
(President Friends of Aspen Germany)
Partner, Stinson, LLP
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Rüdiger Lentz
Founder & CEO
BerlinDialogue
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Cecilie Rohwedder
Contributor
Wall Street Journal
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Dr. Karsten Voigt
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Former Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation
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Britta Weber
Vice President Global Learning and Development
UPS U.S.A.
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Dr. Peter Wittig
Senior Advisor Global Affairs
Schaeffler AG
Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
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