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
Britt Eckelmann
Managing Shareholder
Silver Construction Engineering GmbH
Prof. Dr. Gunther Hellmann
Professor of Political Science
Goethe-University
Margit Lehwalder
Group Head of HR
Union Asset Management Holding AG
Ulrich Plett
(Treasurer)
Wirtschaftsprüfer
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
Mercedes-Benz-Group AG
Dr. Virginia Bastian
Global Head of Talent & Development
Deutsche Bank AG
Prof. Dr. Volker Berghahn
Seth Low Emeritus Professor of History
Columbia University
Catherine von Fürstenberg-Dussmann
(Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees)
Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees
Peter Dussmann-Stiftung
Elliot Gerson
(Ex-Officio non-voting member)
Executive Vice President
The Aspen Institute
Dr. Jana Hecker
Partner
Einstein Industries Ventures GmbH
Dr. Roland Hoffmann-Theinert
(Chairman of the Friends of the Aspen Institute Germany)
Partner, Rechtsanwalt & Notar
Görg Rechtsanwälte
Erik Hotmire
Partner New York / Washington D.C.
FGS Global
August von Joest
CEO
Office – von Joest
David Knower
Partner and General Manager
Cerberus Deutschland Beteiligungsberatung GmbH
Kim Larsen
(President Friends of Aspen Germany)
Principal
Bressler, Amery & Ross
Cecilie Rohwedder
Contributor
Wall Street Journal
Dr. Karsten Voigt
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Former Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation
Britta Weber
General Manager
UPS Italy
Dr. Peter Wittig
Senior Advisor Global Affairs
Schaeffler AG
Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
