Leadership and governance

The Berghof Foundation is a Germany-based not-for-profit organisation. The Executive Director heads the staff, and reports to a Board of Trustees. Find more about our leadership and governance below.

Strategic priorities 2021-23

While continuing to work in our three main fields of activity – Practice, Learning and Research – the Berghof Foundation is also responding to a shifting global context. Learn more about our current and emerging focal areas for the coming three years.

Executive Director

Andrew Gilmour is the Executive Director of the Berghof Foundation.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees supervises our work. Its members are:

• Johannes Zundel
  Chair of the Board of Trustees, Tübingen, Germany
• Sandra Breka
  Member of the Board of Management, Robert Bosch Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
• Diana V. Chigas
  The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
• Hilde Frafjord Johnson
  Former Norwegian Minister of International Development, Oslo, Norway
• Prof. Dr. Kjell-Åke Nordquist
  University College Stockholm (UCS), Stockholm, Sweden
• Dr. Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu
  Centre for Policy Alternatives, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Prof. Dr. Dieter Senghaas
  Bremen, Germany
• Dr. Christian Sundermann
  State Secretary in non-active service, Berlin, Germany
• Dr. Mathias Terheggen
  Partner ImpActRelation GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland

Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is consulted by our leadership with their expertise on current trends and issues.

• Alex Rondos
• Aydan Oezoguz
• Caspar von Blomberg
• Guenther Baechler
• Hannah Neumann
• Jeff Feltman
• Kyung-wha Kang
• Monica McWilliams
• Omid Nouripour
• Staffan de Mistura
• Valerie Amos
• Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein