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.

 

 

Rüdiger Lentz (Chairman of the Management Board)
Executive Director
Aspen Institute Germany

 

 

Britt Eckelmann
Partner
cpm Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH

 

 

Prof. Dr. Gunther Hellmann
Professor of Political Science
Goethe-University

 

 

Peter Lennartz (Treasurer)
Partner
Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

 

 

Dr. Stormy-Annika Mildner
Head of Department External Economic Policy
Federation of German Industries

 

 

Ulrich Plett
Auditor
UPW7 GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

 

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
Daimler AG

 

 

Prof. Dr. Volker Berghahn
Seth Low Professor of History
Columbia University

 

 

Carl Douglas
Vice Chairman of the Board
Securitas AB

 

Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann (Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees)
Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
Peter Dussmann-Stiftung

 

 

Elliot Gerson
Executive Vice President
The Aspen Institute

 

Dr. Roland Hoffmann-Theinert (Chairman of the Friends of the Aspen Institute Germany)
Partner, Rechtsanwalt & Notar
Görg Rechtsanwälte

 

 

August von Joest
CEO
Office – von Joest

 

 

David Knower
Partner and General Manager
Cerberus Deutschland Beteiligungsberatung GmbH

 

 

Dr. Friedrich Kuhn
Partner
Egon Zehnder

 

 

Helmut Meier
Senior Vice President (retired)
Booz Allen & Hamilton

 

 

Fred W. Reinke
Partner
Dentons US LLP

 

 

Cecilie Rohwedder
Contributor
Wall Street Journal

 

 

Dr. Kurt Schwarz
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Leifina GmbH

 

 

Frank Sportolari
President
UPS – United Parcel Service Germany

 

Till Staffeldt (Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees)
Managing Director
Global Chief Operating Officer
Regulation, Compliance & Anti-Financial Crime
Deutsche Bank AG

 

 

Dr. Karsten Voigt
Former Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation

 

Ex-Officio Members (Chairmen of the Boards of Trustees worldwide)
Jean-Luc Allavena (France)
Javier Solana (Spain)
Juan Ramon de la Fuente (Mexico)
Mircea Geoana (Romania)
Teisuke Kitayama (Japan)
Jim Crown (USA)
Giulio Tremonti (Italy)
Ivan Hodac (Czech Republic)
Natalie Jaresko (Ukraine)
Satinder K. Lambah (India)

Honorary Members (lifetime appointment)
Georges Berthoin
Kurt H. Biedenkopf
Hildegard Boucsein
Charles King Mallory IV
David Marquand
Walter Momper
Edzard Reuter
Werner Weidenfeld