Hertie School

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Meet the people helping to build and shape the Hertie School.

Our leadership

Prof. Dr Daniela Schwarzer
President and Professor for European Governance and Geopolitics (from Nov 2026)
Dr. Axel Baisch
Managing Director

Prof. Mark Hallerberg, PhD
Dean of Research and Faculty | Professor of Public Management and Political Economy
Prof. Dr Thurid Hustedt
Dean of Graduate Programmes and Professor of Public Administration and Management
Prof. Dr Andrea Römmele
Dean of Executive Education and Professor of Communication in Politics and Civil Society

Boards and councils

Core faculty

Prof. Helmut K. Anheier, PhD

Senior Professor of Sociology, past President
Prof. Dr Johanna Arlinghaus

Assistant Professor of Economics and Sustainability
Prof. Joanna Bryson, PhD

Professor of Ethics and Technology
Prof. Dr Tobias Bunde

Professor of International Security
Prof. Mark Dawson, PhD

Professor of European Law and Governance | Co-Director, Jacques Delors Centre
Prof. Drew Dimmery, PhD

Professor of Data Science for the Common Good
Prof. Ruth Ditlmann, PhD

Professor of Psychology and Public Policy
Prof. Dr Christian Flachsland

Professor of Climate Policy | Director, Centre for Sustainability

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