Hertie Foundation
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| Legal form: | Foundation under civil law |
| Purpose: | Researching the brain, strengthening democracy, science in research and teaching, education, national and vocational training, European integration, charitable purposes |
| Chair: | Frank-Jürgen Weise |
| Managing directors: | John-Philip Hammersen, Kaija Landsberg, Elisabeth Niejahr , Astrid Proksch, Rainer Maucher |
| Consist: | Founded in 1974 |
| Founder: | Hans-Georg Karg, Brigitte Countess von Norman (on the initiative of her father Georg Karg , who died in 1972 , owner of Hertie Waren- und Kaufhaus GmbH) |
| Foundation capital: | Market value of the investment volume around 1 billion euros (as of December 31, 2018) |
| Number of employees: | 50 |
| Seat: | Frankfurt am Main |
| Website: | www.ghst.de |
The non-profit Hertie Foundation is a German foundation that builds on the life's work of the founder Georg Karg , owner of Hertie Waren- und Kaufhaus GmbH, who died in 1972 . The chairman of the board is Frank-Jürgen Weise , former chairman of the board of the Federal Employment Agency and former head of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees .
Foundation assets
The market value of the investment volume is around 1 billion euros (as of December 31, 2018). With an annual funding volume of between 20 and 25 million euros, the Hertie Foundation is one of the largest private foundations in Germany. Since 1998 there is no longer any company bond.
advancement
The work of the Hertie Foundation focuses on two main themes: researching the brain and strengthening democracy. The foundation's projects set exemplary impulses within these topics. The focus is always on people and the concrete improvement of their living conditions.
Derived from this, the non-profit foundation provides funding in the following areas:
- Brain research : the study of the brain and its diseases corresponds to the founder's will and is more relevant than ever. 27 percent of all EU citizens are affected by brain diseases, and Alzheimer's in particular will be a major social challenge in the future.
- Strengthening democracy : Democracy is the basis for peace, freedom and security and the cornerstone of our society. But developments in Germany, Europe and the world make it clear how quickly conditions can change.
In 2006, the foundation was awarded the Carlo Schmid Foundation Prize for its work together with the Robert Bosch Foundation .
organization
Board of Trustees
The members of the board of trustees shape the overall development of the foundation. The chairman of the board of trustees is Hans-Jörg Vetter , the deputy chairman is Dagmar Schipanski . Michael Endres was appointed honorary chairman .
- Hans-Jörg Vetter , Chairman, former Chairman of the Board of Management of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Baden-Württembergische Bank
- Michael Endres , Honorary Chairman and former Board Member of Deutsche Bank AG.
- Maria Böhmer , Minister of State in the Foreign Office, Berlin
- Andreas Barner , Former CEO of Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG; now: Member of the corporate committee of CH Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG
- Petra Gerster , journalist, presenter and publicist
- Nico Hofmann , Co-CEO UFA GmbH, director, screenwriter
- Frank Mattern , Former Senior Partner Germany McKinsey & Company Inc.
- Helmut Reitze , former director of the Hessischer Rundfunk
- Petra Roth , Former Mayor of the City of Frankfurt am Main
- Annette Schavan , former Federal Minister D.
- André Schmitz-Schwarzkopf , Chairman of the Board of the Schwarzkopf Foundation
- Wolfgang Schön , Director of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
- Sascha Spoun , President of Leuphana University and visiting professor University of St. Gallen (HSG)
- Sir Peter Torry , Former British Ambassador to Berlin
- Nikolaus von Bomhard , Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Munich Reinsurance Company
- Otmar Wiestler , President of the Helmholtz Association, Berlin
Board
The board of directors directs and monitors the work of the foundation. The chairman is Frank-Jürgen Weise, the deputy chairman is Bernd Knobloch (former board member of Commerzbank AG). Further board members are Sabine Gräfin von Norman, Rainer Neske (Chairman of the Board of Management of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Baden-Württembergische Bank) and Gordon Riske (Chairman of the Board of Management of the Kion Group ).
Web links
- Charitable Hertie Foundation
- Hertie School of Governance
- Start Foundation
- Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annual report 2018
- ↑ About us: Charitable Hertie Foundation. Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
- ^ Members of the Board of Trustees of the Hertie Foundation. Retrieved May 10, 2017.