Berghof Foundation

Our People

Our team brings together people of diverse backgrounds and expertise. Learn more about us below.

Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Mohamud Hassan Abdi

Logistical and Financial Officer
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Sharif Abukar Ahmed

Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Joana Amaral

Project Manager
Middle East and North Africa Unit Ali Anan

Lebanon team
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Michael Arensen

Senior Project Manager
Finance Sven Arndt

Director of Administration
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Janna Articus

Junior Project Manager
Conflict Transformation Research Beatrix Austin

Head of Department
Middle East and North Africa Unit Lara Azzam

Senior Project Manager
Communications Natalie Baharav

Head of Communications
Yemen Unit Dalia Barsoum

Head of Unit
Yemen Unit Amira Ben Salem

Logistics Officer
Regional Peace Support Patrick Berg

Head of Department
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Uta Bieber

Finance Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Cora Bieß

Junior Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Assia Bitzan

Junior Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Daniela Bold

Student Assistant
Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Theresa Breitmaier

Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Victoria Cochrane-Buchmüller

Project Manager
Conflict Transformation Research Claudia Cruz Almeida

Intern
Thailand team Jularat Damrongviteetham

Project Manager
Latin America Unit Alina Datz

Student Assistant
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Rebecca Davis

Project Manager
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Julian Demmer

Project Manager
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Kasahun Dender

Project Coordinator
Monitoring and Evaluation team Eva Dingel

Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation
Conflict Transformation Research Véronique Dudouet

Senior Advisor
Conflict Transformation Research Karoline Eickhoff

Associate Researcher
Middle East and North Africa Unit Maria El Sammak

Junior Project Manager
Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Basir Feda

Head of Unit
Communications Eric Fichtl

Digital Content Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Stefan Fortunat

Finance Manager
Middle East and North Africa Unit Nadine Francis-Pohle

Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Owen Frazer

Advisor, Mediation and Negotiation
Human Resources Svenja Fredrich

Senior HR Advisor
Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Janina Gäde

Logistics Officer
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Janel B. Galvanek

Head of Unit
Europe Unit Armani Gambaryan

Project Manager
Fundraising Amelie Gätjen

Student Assistant
Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Hans-Joachim Giessmann

Director Emeritus
Executive Office Andrew Gilmour

Executive Director
Conflict Transformation Research Karin Göldner-Ebenthal

Researcher
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Pascal Grimm

Junior Project Manager
Turkey team Ekrem Güzeldere

Project Manager
Europe Unit Tamila Gvadzhava

Junior Project Manager
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Johannes Hamacher

Project Manager
Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Charlotte Hamm

Junior Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Kirsten Hartmann

Student Assistant
Yemen Unit Ali Saif Hassan

Yemen Team
Conflict Transformation Research Johanna-Maria Hülzer

Research Assistant
Middle East and North Africa Unit Heidi Huuhtanen

Senior Advisor
Human Resources Katarzyna Jäckel

Head of Unit
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Christoph T. Jaeger

Senior Advisor
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Uli Jäger

Head of Department
Yemen Unit Katharina Jautz

Project Manager
Andrea Joras

Executive Director
Communications Katie Kamins

Communications Assistant
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Narine Karapetyan

Project Manager and Trainer
Middle East and North Africa Unit Feras Kheirallah

Senior Programme Manager, Representative – Beirut office
Europe Unit Izzat Khushbakov

Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Anne Kruck

Advisor
Regional Peace Support Nike Löble

Student Assistant
Communications Florian Lüdtke

Media and Communications Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Stina Lundström

Project Manager
Fundraising Berit Lusebrink

Friends and Partners
Middle East and North Africa Unit Hassan Mais

Lebanon team
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Feben Makonnen

Project Officer
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Linda Maurer

Student Assistant
Middle East and North Africa Unit Priscilla Megalaa

Junior Project Manager
Yemen Unit Ramzi Merhej

Project Manager
Middle East and North Africa Unit Mohammed Moneim

Lebanon Team
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Mir Mubashir

Advisor, Dialogue and Mediation Support
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Musa Al Munaizel

Senior Advisor
Yemen Unit Rasha Nagi

Junior Project Manager
Middle East and North Africa Unit Sonja Neuweiler

Head of Unit
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Dagmar Nolden

Project Manager
Conflict Transformation Research Tilman Papesch

Research Assistant
Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Victoria Perotti

Project Manager
Europe Unit Ulrike Pflanz

Finance Manager
Executive Office Carolin Poeschke

Special Assistant to the Executive Director
Middle East and North Africa Unit Nora Rathje

Project Manager
Fundraising Shirin Reuvers

Head of Strategic Partnerships
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Nicole Rieber

Senior Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Sonja Riester

Assistant
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Tim Jan Roetman

Junior Project Manager
Yemen Unit Joshua Rogers

Project Manager
Thailand team Norbert Ropers

Senior Advisor
Communications Annett Rößling

Social Media Coordinator
Executive Office Malina Saf

Student Assistant
Monitoring and Evaluation team Andreas Schädel

Advisor, Monitoring and Evaluation
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Carla Schraml

Project Manager
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Abass Kassim Sheikh

Senior Project Manager
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Carolin Sokele

Junior Project Manager
Afghanistan and Central/South Asia Unit Omaidullah Stanikzai

Logistics Officer
Regional Peace Support Jenny Stock

Finance Manager
Sub-Saharan Africa Unit Arrliya Sugal

Student Assistant
Global Learning for Conflict Transformation Rebeca Taboada Garcia

Junior Project Manager
Conflict Transformation Research Malte Tepe

Finance Manager
Latin America Unit Barbara Unger

Head of Unit
Turkey team Aysu Uygur

Junior Project Manager
Luxshi Vimalarajah

Senior Advisor, Mediation and Development
Yemen Unit Luiza Weinrich

Finance Manager
Finance Anja Wendlinger

Accountant
IT and Facility Management Claus-Dieter Wild

Senior Administrator
Oliver Wils

Senior Advisor, Middle East
Europe Unit Oliver Wolleh

Head of Unit
Yemen Unit Basma Youseff

Finance Manager

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