Florian Hoffmann (entrepreneur)

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Hoffmann during a keynote on sustainable trade, June 2019

Florian Hoffmann (* 1981 ) is a German social entrepreneur and founder of The DO School . He sits on the board of directors of the World Future Council and was named one of the 100 Young Global Leaders under 40 by the World Economic Forum in 2017 .

As an investor and founder of companies and non-profit organizations in Germany, the USA and Hong Kong, he regularly addresses topics such as social innovation, the future of education and sustainable entrepreneurship. Hoffman gives lectures on The DO School Method, for example at the Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam, Oxford University , Columbia University , the University of Geneva and the EBS University of Business and Law. His work has been featured in publications such as the Financial Times , the Wall Street Journal , Brand eins , the FAZ , the Zeit , the Süddeutsche Zeitung and others.

Early life and education

Florian Hoffmann grew up in Tübingen and Ibiza. He played handball at VfL Pfullingen and is listed in the European Handball Federation . Hoffmann graduated from high school at Kepler-Gymnasium Tübingen and was active there as head boy.

He studied at Bard College Berlin , Duke University , Humboldt University Berlin and St Antony's College , Oxford. At Duke University, Frederick Jameson and Peter Feaver were among his professors. Hoffmann wrote his BA on normative foreign policy, supervised by Ellen M. Immergut . He was also a participant in the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations in 2005 .

Hoffmann received a DAAD scholarship to carry out his master’s degree at Oxford University. There Florian Hoffmann worked with Kalypso Nicolaidis, Timothy Garton-Ash and Michael Freeden on the development of a common European pluralism of values. He completed his MPhil with distinction as the best of his year.

Career

In 2008 Hoffmann founded the Dekeyser & Friends Foundation in Geneva together with the entrepreneur and former soccer player Bobby Dekeyser . The foundation was set up to enable young people to pursue their dreams and contribute to sustainable global change.

Hoffmann also worked at DEDON and co-founded DEDON Island, a sustainable island resort in the Philippines.

In 2013 Florian Hoffmann founded The DO School with Katherin Kirschenmann as a global platform that enables young entrepreneurs and leading corporations to drive innovation and an economy that combines profit and social meaning. As of 2020, The DO School has locations in Berlin, Hong Kong, Hamburg, and New York City.

In 2014 Hoffmann was named a Fellow of the Disruptor Foundation, which was founded by Harvard Prof. Clayton Christensen , Rabbi Irwin Kula and Craig Hatkoff. In 2016, he and The DO School were awarded the Land of Ideas Award by the President of the German Federal Government. In 2018 Hoffmann was one of 50 Germans portrayed in the We: Deutschland series by British artist Marcus Lyon. Hoffmann is also a member of the Judging Academy of the Varkey Foundation's $ 1 million Global Teacher Prize.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jill Krasny: The DO School Wants to Make MBA's Obsolete. April 8, 2014, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Hoffmann, Florian .: Leadership in the 21st century - how can I actually make a difference? Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam., Accessed on May 28, 2014 .
  3. ↑ This year's VIP Curriculum: Outstanding personalities give EBS students insights into their life paths and why they are committed to social engagement - EBS Business School - Bachelor, Master and MBA in Germany. June 5, 2014, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Alessandra Malito: Brooklyn Students Ponder a Citi Bike for To-Go Coffee Cups. In: WSJ. April 3, 2014, accessed June 5, 2020 (American English).
  5. ↑ What does one need who wants to improve the world? In: brand eins . Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  6. ↑ The Oxford Handbook of the Theory of International Law (=  Oxford Handbooks ). Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York 2016, ISBN 978-0-19-870195-8 ( oup.com [accessed June 5, 2020]).
  7. ↑ Tom R. Schulz and Roland Magunia (photos): D&F Academy: We have a dream. November 24, 2012, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  8. ^ The DO School. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  9. ↑ admin: Entrepreneurs: are they born or made? December 5, 2013, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  10. ↑ Florian Hoffmann. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  11. ^ Marcus Lyon »Artworks» We Germany »Florian Hoffmann. Retrieved June 5, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Florian Hoffmann. Retrieved June 5, 2020 (Portuguese).
personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Florian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German social entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1981