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        • German-American Trade and Tech Dialogue
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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

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.

Contact

Monika Kreutz

  • Program Director
  • Phone: +49 (0) 30 804 890 13
  • kreutz@aspeninstitute.de
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