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
- 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
Daimler AG 
- Prof. Dr. Volker Berghahn
- Seth Low 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
- Executive Vice President
The Aspen Institute 
- Werner Hein
- Senior Counsel
Mayer Brown LLP 
- 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
