Organs of the Trust
SWP Council
The SWP Council (Stiftungsrat) is SWP's highest supervisory and decision-making body. It comprises a President, two Deputy Presidents (one of whom is the Head of the Federal Chancellery), members nominated by the parliamentary groups in the Bundestag, members nominated by the Head of the Federal Chancellery, and leading academics, businesspeople and public figures. All members of the Council serve in an honorary capacity. The Council appoints the Institute's management, approves broad outlines for its research and guarantees its independence.
President:
Dr. Nikolaus von Bomhard, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Munich Reinsurance Company
Deputy Presidents:
Federal Minister Thorsten Frei, Head of the Federal Chancellery
Members
Prof. Dr. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner, TUM School of Management
Adis Ahmetovic, Member of the Bundestag
Katarina Barley, Vice President of the European Parliament
Prof. Dr. Claudia Derichs, Humboldt University of Berlin
Deborah Düring, Member of the Bundestag
State Secretary Dr. Géza von Geyr, Federal Foreign Office
Tanja Gönner, Director General, Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Jürgen Hardt, Member of the Bundestag
Dr. Sibylle Kessal-Wulf, Insurance Ombudswoman
Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Bärbel Kofler, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Prof. Dr. Sabine Kunst, Chairwoman of the Joachim Herz Foundation
Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Silke Launert, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Parliamentary State Secretary Daniela Ludwig, Federal Ministry of the Interior
Prof. Dr. Joybrato Mukherjee, Rector of the University of Cologne
Lea Reisner, Member of the Bundestag
Parliamentary State Secretary Dr. Nils Schmid, Federal Ministry of Defence
Jacob Schrot, Head of Chancellery Office, Federal Chancellery
State Secretary Jeannette Schwamberger, Federal Ministry of Finance
State Secretary Thomas Steffen, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Volker Wieker, General (retd)
Board
The Board comprises a Chair, a Deputy Chair and one other member. Board members are appointed by two-thirds majority of members of the Council. The Board represents the Foundation in and out of court through any two of its members. The Chair is the Director of the Institute, and is supported in that capacity by two Deputy Directors (Executive Board).
Dr. Stefan Mair, Chairman
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Krämer, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff, Berlin
Research Advisory Board
The Research Advisory Board advises the Institute on all topical and interdisciplinary questions related to its research programme. It is appointed by the SWP Council in consultation with the Executive Board.
Chair: Prof. Dr. Claudia Derichs, Humboldt University of Berlin
Prof. Dr. Aurel Croissant, University of Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. Thomas Demmelhuber, Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Felbermayr, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
Prof. Stefanie C. Hofmann, European University Institute
Prof. Michael C. Kimmage, The Catholic University of America
Prof. Dr. Heike Krieger, Free University Berlin
Prof. Dr. Heike Neuroth, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam
Prof. Dr. Kai Oppermann, Technische Universität Chemnitz
Prof. Dr. Bettina Renz, University of Nottingham
Prof. Dr. Bernhard Zangl, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich