Our boards
The Founders Committee is the central body of the Foundation for Internet and Society. It is responsible for the appointment of the board of the Foundation and advises it in the structural and strategic development of the organisation. The foundation is managed by Dr. Karina Preiß.
Funder's committee
Prof. Abraham Bernstein, PhD (Chair)
Department of Informatics, University of Zurich; Director Digital Society Initiative
Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal
President of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. David Deißner
Managing Director of the Foundation for Family Businesses
Eveline Metzen
Director Government Affairs & Public Policy DACH, Google Deutschland GmbH
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Molthagen-Schnöring
Vice President for Research, Transfer and Science Communication at the Berlin University of Applied Sciences
Ursula Noack
Managing Director of the Berlin Social Science Center for Social Research
Prof. Dr. Norbert Palz
President of the Berlin University of the Arts
Dr. Felix Streiter
Managing Director of the Carl Zeiss Foundation
Board of directors
Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer
Research Director of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG), Founder of the Institute of Electronic Business (IEB), Managing Director of the Berlin Career College (ZIW) at the Berlin University of the Art, Scientific Director of VORN Strategy Consulting Berlin GmbH
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz
Research Director of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and member of the board of the Leibniz Institute for Media Research │Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research at the University of Hamburg