Our team


The organisation at a glance


Cooperation between the Executive Board and the Board of Trustees

The division of responsibilities between the Executive Board and the Board of Trustees is based on the model of a stock corporation: the Executive Board manages the foundation's business, while the Board of Trustees advises and supervises it. The joint foundation committee, which is composed of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Board, deals with fundamental issues relating to the foundation's strategic orientation.


Executive Board

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst
Chair Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst Show portfolio
Ulrich Müller
Member of the Executive Board Ulrich Müller Show portfolio
Gabriele von Glahn
Assistant to the Chairwoman of the Executive Board Gabriele von Glahn +49 40 533295-681
Linda Walter
Assistant to the Executive Board Linda Walter +49 40 533295-55
Saskia Brodbeck
Assistant to the Executive Board Saskia Brodbeck + 49 40 53329-531

Board of Trustees

Martina Sandrock
Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees Martina Sandrock Show portfolio
Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht
Member of the Board of Trustees Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht Show portfolio
Prof. Dr. Robert Feidenhans’l
Member of the Board of Trustees Prof. Dr. Robert Feidenhans’l Show portfolio

Honorary chairwoman

Petra Herz

Petra Herz has been Honorary Chairwoman of the Joachim Herz Foundation since 2016. Prior to this, she was Chairwoman of the Board since the foundation was established in 2008 and took over the management after the death of her husband Joachim Herz.

Petra Herz acts as an advisor to the foundation in her role as Honorary Chairwoman.


Cluster New Materials and Resources of the Future

Dr. Philipp Giesemann
Cluster Manager Dr. Philipp Giesemann +49 40 533295-70
Henrik Hopp-Piepho
Cluster Manager Henrik Hopp-Piepho +49 40 533295-71
Dr. Dorothea Pieper
Cluster Manager Dr. Dorothea Pieper +49 40 533295-672
Dr. Matthias Tamminga
Cluster Manager Dr. Matthias Tamminga + 49 40 533295-643

Cluster Vocational Training and Digital Transformation

Assistant Brigitte Teske
Assistant Assistant Brigitte Teske +49 40 533295-57
Isabel Dwinger
Cluster Manager Isabel Dwinger +49 40 533295-89
Franziska Gaube
Cluster Manager Franziska Gaube +49 40 533295-43
Kristin Heldewig
Cluster Manager Kristin Heldewig +49 40 533295-53
Taina Hencke
Cluster Manager Taina Hencke +49 40 533295-51
Andrea Ipsen
Senior Project Manager Andrea Ipsen +49 40 533295-26
Daniel Klaus
Cluster Manager Daniel Klaus +49 40 533295-637
Jennifer Lim
Cluster Manager Jennifer Lim +49 40 533295-646
Ingolf Sauer
Cluster Manager Ingolf Sauer +49 40 533295-36
Thora von Ramin
Cluster Manager Thora von Ramin +49 40 533295-679
Dr. Erik Wölm
Cluster Manager Dr. Erik Wölm +49 40 533295-45

Cluster Thinking and acting entrepreneurially

Lillit Linhoff
Cluster Manager Lillit Linhoff +49 40 533295-41
Isabell Meyer
Cluster Manager (parental leave) Isabell Meyer +49 40 533295-72
Dr. Philipp Poppitz
Cluster Manager Dr. Philipp Poppitz + 49 40 533 295-638
Dr. Denderah Rickmers
Cluster Manager Dr. Denderah Rickmers +49 40 533295-42
Martin Rüster
Cluster Manager Martin Rüster +49 40 533295-94
Tatjana Timoschenko
Cluster Manager Tatjana Timoschenko +49 40 533295-35
Dr. Max Vellguth
Clustermanager Dr. Max Vellguth +49 40 533295-39

Cluster Transatlantic Dialog

Cornélie Lefèvre
Cluster Manager Cornélie Lefèvre +49 40 533295-79
Gabriele Lorenzen
Staff Member Event Gabriele Lorenzen +49 40 533295-687
Julia Pascual Romero
Event Manager Julia Pascual Romero +49 40 533295-653
Constanze Scholz
Event Manager Constanze Scholz +49 40 533295-37
Iris Schultz
Cluster Manager Iris Schultz +1 40459417-93

Public Relations and Communication

Katalin Akócsi
Crossmedia Communications Manager Katalin Akócsi +49 40 533295-49
Sarah Bloch
Press Officer and speechwriter Sarah Bloch +49 40 533295-32
Carolin Matysek
Digital Communication Manager Carolin Matysek +49 40 533295-73
Nelly Tekhaus
Crossmedia Communications Manager Nelly Tekhaus + 49 40 533 295-82

Legal Department

Katharina Copony
General Counsel & Compliance Officer Katharina Copony +49 40 533295-19
Katja Schmid-von Linstow
Legal Associate Katja Schmid-von Linstow + 49 40 533 295-86
Jurgita Finck
Process Manager Jurgita Finck +49 40 533295-20
André Greve
System Administrator IT André Greve +49 40 533295-27
Marcel Habermann
System Administrator IT Marcel Habermann +49 40 533295-25


Kapitalanlage


Strategic Learning and Evaluation

Dr. Daniel Verch
Cluster Manager Dr. Daniel Verch +49 40 533295-33


Personnel


Accounting and Controlling

Inken Kosel
Certified Accountant Inken Kosel +49 40 533295-91
Beate Müller
Financial Analyst Beate Müller +49 40 533295-29
Sandra Sauerland
Financial Analyst Sandra Sauerland +49 40 533295-639
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