Our team

Individual skills are important to us because we work in an interdisciplinary and topic-oriented manner. Our actions are effective and fit for the future - borne by entrepreneurial spirit and the will to shape things. We value an open feedback culture and personal exchange - digitally and on site with us in Langenhorn.


Areas 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 business of the Foundation, while the Board of Trustees advises and monitors it. The joint Foundation Committee, which is made up of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Board, deals with fundamental issues relating to the strategic orientation of the Foundation.


Board of Directors

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst
Chairwoman Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst Show portfolio
Ulrich Müller
Member of the Executive Board Ulrich Müller Show portfolio
Gabriele von Glahn
Assistent 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 40 533 29531
Visar Ramadani
Advisor to the Executive Board Visar Ramadani +49 40 533295-615
Katrin Traoré
Advisor to the Executive Board Katrin Traoré +49 40 533295-18

Staff positions

Jurgita Finck
Project and 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
Iris Schultz
Program Director USA Iris Schultz +1 40459417-93
Natalia Sliwinski
Project Manager Networking & Alumni Relations Natalia Sliwinski +49 40 533295-30

Board of Trustees

Dr. Henneke Lütgerath
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr. Henneke Lütgerath Show portfolio
Herdis Dris
Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees Herdis Dris +49 40 533295-81
Martina Sandrock
Member of the Board of Trustees Martina Sandrock Show portfolio
Prof. Dr. Robert Feidenhans’l
Member of the Board of Trustees Prof. Dr. Robert Feidenhans’l Show portfolio

Honorary Chair

Petra Herz has been honorary chairwoman of the Joachim Herz Foundation since 2016. Previously, she had been chairwoman of the foundation since its establishment in 2008 and took over its management after the death of her husband Joachim Herz.

Petra Herz is available to the foundation in an advisory capacity as honorary chairwoman.



Program area natural sciences

Dr. Jörg Maxton-Küchenmeister
Director Dr. Jörg Maxton-Küchenmeister +49 40 533295-37
Sophie-Dorothee Hoppenheit
Assistant Sophie-Dorothee Hoppenheit +49 40 533295-35
Dr. Jenny Meßinger-Koppelt
Project Leader Dr. Jenny Meßinger-Koppelt +49 40 533295-42
Dr. Jennifer Plath
Project Manager Dr. Jennifer Plath +49 40 533295-96
Ingolf Sauer
Project Manager Ingolf Sauer +49 40 533295-36
Dr. Philipp Giesemann
Project Manager Dr. Philipp Giesemann +49 40 533295-70
Daniel Klaus
Project Manager Daniel Klaus +49 40 533295-637
Dr. Matthias Tamminga
Project Manager Dr. Matthias Tamminga + 49 40 533 295643

Program area Economy

Dr. Jan Brosse
Project Leader Dr. Jan Brosse +49 40 533295-39
Lilit Linhoff
Project Manager (parental leave) Lilit Linhoff +49 40 533295-41
Dr. Simone Gobien
Senior Project Manager Dr. Simone Gobien +49 40 533295-95
Dr. Philipp Poppitz
Project Manager Dr. Philipp Poppitz + 49 40 533 295-638
Martin Rüster
Project Manager Martin Rüster +49 40 533295-94

Program area personality development

Dr. Alexandra Gerstner
Director Dr. Alexandra Gerstner +49 40 533295-33
Andrea Ipsen
Senior Project Manager Andrea Ipsen +49 40 533295-26
Leonie Dohle
Project Manager Leonie Dohle +49 40 533295-646

Azubi go USA & Canada

Dr. Yulia Kozyrakis
Project Leader Dr. Yulia Kozyrakis +49 40 533295-48
Cornélie Lefèvre
Project Manager Cornélie Lefèvre +49 40 533295-79
Isabel Dwinger
Project Manager Isabel Dwinger +49 40 533295-89

"grips gewinnt"

Andrea Dutzek
Director "grips gewinnt" Andrea Dutzek +49 40 533295-92
Franziska Gaube
Project Manager Franziska Gaube +49 40 533295-43
Pina Morgenstern
Project Manager Pina Morgenstern +49 40 533295-52
Jasmin von Engelbrechten-Ureña
Office Manager Jasmin von Engelbrechten-Ureña +49 40 533295-644

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Lina-Kai Berwik
Project Manager Lina-Kai Berwik +49 40 533295-622
Kristin Heldewig
Project Manager Kristin Heldewig +49 40 533295-53
Taina Hencke
Project Manager (parental leave) Taina Hencke +49 40 533295-51

Funding area

Katrin Altmann
Project Manager Katrin Altmann +49 40 533295-610
Rebecca Kohlmeyer
Project Manager Rebecca Kohlmeyer +49 40 533295-56
Dr. Marion Helen Stagars
Project Manager Dr. Marion Helen Stagars +49 40 533295-645

Public Relations & Communication

Sarah Bloch
Press Officer and speechwriter Sarah Bloch +49 40 533295-32
Nelly Tekhaus
Crossmedia Communication Manager Nelly Tekhaus + 49 40 533 295-82
Carolin Matysek
Digital Communication Manager Carolin Matysek +49 40 533295-73
Nora Just
Crossmedia Communications Manager Nora Just +49 40 533295-636
Katalin Akócsi
Crossmedia Communications Manager (parental leave) Katalin Akócsi +49 40 533295-49
Stephanie Harting
Event Manager Stephanie Harting +49 40 533295-87
Annette Flandrin
Event Manager Annette Flandrin +49 40 533295-23

Legal Department

Katharina Copony
Legal Adviser Katharina Copony +49 40 533295-19
Katja Schmid-von Linstow
Legal Associate Katja Schmid-von Linstow + 49 40 533 295-86


Investment & Organization

Celia Pégeot-Möller
Portfolio Manager Celia Pégeot-Möller +49 40 533295-85
Florian Schell
Portfolio Manager Florian Schell +49 40 533295-640
Antonio Izzo
Facility Management Antonio Izzo +49 40 533295-75
Sandra Lübcke
Commercial Assistant Organization Sandra Lübcke +49 40 533295-83
Celina Izzo
Commercial Assistant Organization Celina Izzo +49 40 533295-667

Personal

Gerhard Mathus Calderón
HR Specialist Gerhard Mathus Calderón +49 40 533295-21

Accounting & Controlling

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