Board of Governors

The Board of Governors decides on the general and financial matters of the AWI Foundation, taking into account the opinion of the Scientific Advisory Board. It monitors the legality, expediency and efficiency of the management of the foundation's business.

The Board of Governors adopts the annual budget and multi-year financial plans, including expansion and investment programmes.

The Board of Governors examines the annual financial statements and management report submitted by the Board of Directors, as well as the progress report on the centres, and decides on the discharge of the Board of Directors in accordance with the legal provisions applicable to limited liability companies.

The Board of Governors decides on amendments to the Articles of Association, the dissolution of the Foundation and the treatment of third-party claims against members of the Executive Board.
The Board of Governors appoints the members of the Executive Board and the deputies of the Scientific Director.

The Board of Governors decides on strategic and programmatic matters in the field of research, including the professional orientation of outstanding positions in the field of science.

The Board of Governors consists of representatives of the federal and state governments as well as notable identities from science and public life.

Ministerial Director
Stefan Müller
(Chairman)
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR)
Heinemannstr. 2
53170 Bonn

 *)
Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH)
Rochusstraße 1
53123 Bonn

Dr. Miriam Wolter
(Lecturer Legationsrat I. Klasse)
Federal Foreign Office
Ref. 504
Werderscher Markt
10117 Berlin

Steffen Weber
Ministry for Science, Research and Culture
Dortustraße 36
14467 Potsdam

Rüdiger Eichel
Lower Saxony Ministery of
Science and Culture
Leibnizufer 9
30169 Hannover


Janina Marahrens-Hashagen
H. Marahrens Schilderwerk Siebdruckerei Stempel GmbH
Auf den Sandbreiten 2
28719 Bremen


Dr. Ernesto Harder
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
Bahnhofsplatz 22-28
28195 Bremen

 

Prof. Dr. Kirsten Küsel
Deutsches Zentrum für integrative
Biodiversitätsforschung Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Deutscher Platz 5e
04103 Leipzig

Dr. Henrike Müller
Senatorin für Umwelt, Klima und Wissenschaft
An der Reeperbahn 2
28217 Bremen

Feliz Aslan *)
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and
Energy (BMWE)
Scharnhorststraße 34–37
10115 Berlin
 

Privy Council Dr. Martin Hagen
Senator for Finances
Rudolf-Hilferding-Platz 1
28195 Bremen

 

Friederike Kampschulte (AL III 5)
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Jensendamm 5
24103 Kiel

 

Member from the science

Prof. Dr. Manfred Wendisch
Universität Leipzig
Leipziger Institut für Meteorologie
Stephanstraße 3
04103 Leipzig

*) The representatives of BMLEH and the BMWE rotate every two years (Next rotation 01.01.2023)