Our boards
Founders Committee
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.
Dr. Felix Streiter (Chair)
Managing Director of the Carl Zeiss Foundation
Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal
President of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. David Deißner
Managing Director of the Foundation for Family Businesses
Sabine Frank
Director Government Affairs & Public Policy DACH, Google Germany 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
Board of directors
Executive manager
Prof. Dr. Dr. Thomas Schildhauer
Research Director of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Founder of the Institute of Electronic Business, Managing Director of the Berlin Career College 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 and member of the board of the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut at the University of Hamburg
Dr. Karina Preiss
Managing Director of the Foundation Internet and Society and of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society