• Since 2001 as Managing Director at the IZT
• Researcher at the IZT since 1993
• 1992 Doctorate at the Humboldt University of Berlin and at the Stevens Institute of Technology, New Jersey, on the theory of the quantum Hall effect

• Managing Director at the IZT since 2022
• previously authorised signatory since 2019
• Managing Director of Kommunen in der Metropolregion Hannover Braunschweig Göttingen Wolfsburg e. V. 2010 to 2019
• M. A. Intercultural Business Communication (International University SDI Munich)
• B. A. Translating and state-certified translator in Spanish with a focus on the humanities

• Senior Fellow of the IZT since 2025
• IZT Research Director for "Resources, Economies and Resilience" (2019-2025)
• Cluster management for "Technology and Innovation" (2014 - 2018)
• Project manager and coordinator of the working group "Ecological Economy" at the IZT (1990 - 2013)
• Doctorate at the Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg (2009)
• Lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law since and at the Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin since 2001
• Studied political science and biology at the FU Berlin

• Since July 2022 Research Associate in the Research Field "Energy, Climate, Infrastructure" at the IZT
• 2016 to 2021 Research at the University of Konstanz in the Cluster of Excellence "The Politics of Inequality" and teaching on the topics of comparative welfare state research and inequality research
• Master's degrees in Political Economy and Philosophy from the University of Konstanz
• Bachelor's programme "Philosophy and Economics" at the University of Bayreuth

seit Februar 2026 Juniorwissenschaftlerin am IZT im Forschungsfeld „Zukunftsforschung“.

2025 Master Kognitiven Neurowissenschaften an der Universität Pompeu Fabra (UPF). Dort forschte sie insbesondere zu Neuromarkern politischer Orientierung.

2022 Bachelor in Liberal Arts and Sciences mit Schwerpunkt auf Informatik und Kognition an der University of Amsterdam (UvA) ab.

mehreren Praktika, unter anderem am Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften.

• IZT Head of Research "Health & Wellbeing" and "Technology Assessment, Participation & Evaluation"
• previously project manager at the IZT since 2014
• Leading the IZT's work as part of its consortium membership with the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag
• 2000 to 2004 Project Manager at Prognos AG in the area of media and communication
• 1989 to 1997 Studies in Information Science and Economics at the Free University of Berlin

• Research Associate at the IZT since October 2021
• 2018 to 2021 Environmental engineer with focus on water management
• Study of environmental engineering
• Studies in Social Sciences and Peace and Conflict Studies

• since 2000 at the IZT in the research area "Energy, Climate & Infrastructure"
• Since 2013 Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Heterogeneous Material Systems at the Helmholtz Centre for Materials and Energy
• 1990s Staff member at the Institute for Energy Technology at the TU-Berlin
• Diploma Programme in Technical Environmental Protection TU-Berlin
• Skilled worker training in the construction industry

• Since 2003 Research Associate at the IZT
• Currently in the research area "Resources, Economies & Resilience"
• 1998 to 2003 research associate at the Öko-Institut Freiburg
• 1998 Master of Arts in Cultural Studies degree from Lancaster University
• previously studied sociology, political science and law at the Free University of Berlin and Lancaster University (UK)

• Research assistant at the IZT since 2007
• Development of an indicator system-based method for estimating the contributions of industries to sustainable development as a dissertation
• 2001 to 2007 DIW Berlin in the fields of Integrated Product Policy, Economics and Sustainable Development
• Studied economics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (USA)
• Studied business administration at the University of Rostock

• Research assistant at the IZT since 2015
• Since 2011, initially as an intern, student assistant and junior researcher at the institute
• 2012 Completion of the Master's degree in Futurology at the Free University of Berlin
• Bachelor's degree in Human Geography and Polish Studies at the University of Potsdam

seit Februar 2026 als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Forschungsfeld Zukunftsforschung.

Masterstudiengang Zukunftsforschung an der FU Berlin

Werkstudentin in einem Softwareunternehmen.

Bachelor Internet der Dinge – Gestaltung vernetzter Systeme an der Hochschule für Gestaltung Schwäbisch Gmünd

seit Februar 2026 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Forschungscluster Zukunftsforschung.

Promotion zu Auswirkungen emotionaler Roboterkommunikation an der HU zu Berlin

2020 – 2023 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin an der HU zu Berlin sowie TU Berlin.

Master in Sensorik und kognitive Psychologie an der TU Chemnitz

• Research associate in the research field since March 2025 "Education and digital media" at the IZT
  
• Study of Futurology (M. A.) at the Free University of Berlin
• Teacher in Berlin since 2017
• Master of Education for the teaching profession in the subjects of mathematics and business-work-technology at the University of Bremen

• since October 2018 at the IZT
• Research Manager Futurology and Transformation
• Focus on strategic preview, design projects, process moderation, method development
• 2010 - 2017 Research Associate Integrated Transport Planning TU Berlin
• previously Facilitor at Foresight Intelligence and TIBER Innovation Consulting
• Work as a PR consultant
• 2000 - 2009 Project manager at STRG and futurology institute Daimler AG
• Studies in social science and politics

• at the IZT since September 2024
• previously worked at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg
• Doctorate at the University of Mannheim
• Master's degree in International Relations from the University of San Diego
• Bachelor's degree in History from the University of San Diego

• since 1993 at the IZT
• Head of Research "Public Sphere & Communication" and "Technology Assessment, Participation & Evaluation"
• Member of the IZT Supervisory Board
• Leading the IZT's work as a consortium member of the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag
• Since 2014 Member of the Expert Committee on Science of the German Commission for UNESCO
• She was elected to the German UNESCO Commission in 2023.

• Freelance researcher at the IZT since 2017
• Since 2017 Professorship at the TH Mittelhessen, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management and Life Cycle Department
• 2011-2017 Managing Director of Faktor 10 - Institute for Sustainable Management
• 2004-2017 Managing Director Trifolium - Consulting Company
• 1996-2007 Managing Director Trifolium - Beratungsgesellschaft für zukunftsfähiges Wirtschaften (Consulting Company for Sustainable Management)
• 1987-1994 Mechanical Engineering at the TU Darmstadt

• Research Director of the research field "Education & Digital Media" and at the IZT since 1996
• Work focuses on education and method development, energy, resources, housing and services
• Many years of expertise in managing national and international projects

• since 2017 as Senior Researcher Research Field "Education and Digital Media" at the IZT
• 1992 to 2017 Head of the "Climate Protection and Environmental Education" department and part of the management team at the Independent Institute for Environmental Issues e.V.
• Diploma programme "Technical Environmental Protection" at the Technical University of Berlin

• since November 2024 Research Associate in the research field "Resources, Economies and Resilience" at the IZT
• 2022-2024 Junior scientist, previously ecological federal volunteer at the IZT
• 2021 Master's degree in Environmental Science and Management in Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
• 2020 Intern at Greenpeace in the mobilisation and implementation of awareness campaigns
• 2018 Bachelor of Social and Human Sciences in Brussels (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

• Since July 2018 as a research assistant at the IZT
• until 2017 Studies of Economics (M. Sc.) at the TU Dresden with focus on integration of climate change into economic growth models
• Until 2014 Bachelor's degree in economics at the TU Dresden

• April 2025 Research Associate in the research field "Resources, Economy and Resilience"
• April 2023 Junior Scientist in the research field "Energy, Climate and Infrastructure"
• April 2022 Student assistant in the research field "Energy, Climate and Infrastructure"
• Study of Futurology (M. A.) at the Free University of Berlin
• 2018 Bachelor in Social Sciences

• Head of Research for "Mobility & Urbanity" at the IZT since May 2020
• 2018 to 2020 research associate at the Institute for Design Research (IDF) at the Braunschweig University of Fine Arts (HBK)
• 2008 to 2020 Freelancers in the field of market and social research
• 1996 to 2002 Sociology studies with the subsidiary subjects Political Science and Law at the Technical University of Braunschweig

• 2022-2025 Leiter des Verbundprojekts „Bio-Mo-D“ am IZT
• Previous research on the inclusion of ecosystems in environmental economic accounts for the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
• Focal areas of work include the topics of environmental information and development of national indicators
• Study of administrative science

• since May 2023 at the IZT
• Financial and project controlling

• working at the IZT since September 2023
• Working in science management since 2018, previously at the DAAD
• 2025 Master of Science (M. Sc.) Science Management at the TU-Berlin
• 2018 Bachelor of Biology at the Georg-August-University Göttingen

• since November 2022 as an administrative support staff member at the IZT
• Management assistant for office management
• Previously employed for many years as a restaurant

• since 2009 Project Controlling and IT Support at the IZT
• 1999 Studied political science at the Otto Suhr Institute of the Free University of Berlin

• since 1998 at the IZT
• Financial and payroll accounting
• Project assistance

• seit Juli 2026 am IZT tätig
• 2022 – 2026 tätig im Bereich Inbound-Marketing und Tourismus in Tokio sowie als freie Redakteurin für deutsche Online-Medien
• 2020 Abschluss des Masterstudiums der Japanologie an der FU Berlin mit Schwerpunkt auf Migrations- und Asylpolitik
• 2016 Bachelorabschluss in Japanstudien an der FU Berlin

• seit Juli am IZT im Bereich Bildung und Digitale Medien
• 2025 Master im Bereich Wissenschafts- und Technikforschung an der TU München
• 2021 Bachelor Soziologie und Rechtswissenschaften an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• zuvor praktische Erfahrungen in verschiedenen Stationen gesammelt, u.a. in den Bereichen Kommunikation, Partizipation und Nachhaltigkeitsmanagement

• student assistant at the IZT since May 2025
• Currently studying for a master's degree in futurology at the FU Berlin
• Dual study programme in business administration with a focus on real estate management
• 2022-2024 Transaktionsmanagerin

Seit November 2025 studentische Mitarbeiterin am IZT.

Aktuell Studium Biologie im Bachelor an der HU Berlin .

2023 Abitur am Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gymnasium in Berlin.

• Since September 2025 FÖJ at the IZT (Berlin Nature Conservation Foundation)
• 2025 Abitur at the Schadow-Gymnasium in Berlin-Zehlendorf

• seit März 2026 am IZT tätig
• zurzeit Masterstudium der Physik an der TU Berlin
• erste Forschungserfahrung am Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik in Greifswald
• Bachelorarbeit am Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik in Greifswald angefertigt

• seit März 2026 am IZT tätig
• studiert Sozialwissenschaften an der HU Berlin

• seit Juni 2026 am IZT tätig
• Masterstudent im Bereich International Management mit Bachelorabschluss in International Communication & Business sowie zusätzlichem Hintergrund im dualen Pflegestudium
• Praxiserfahrung in Projektmanagement, Purchasing, Krankenpflege und als Live-Observer bei internationalen Sportevents
• Mitwirkung am Forschungsprojekt „Zukünftige Cyberkriminalität (ZCK)” mit Einblicken in Zukunftsanalysen und interdisziplinäre Projektarbeit

• seit Juli 2026 studentische Mitarbeiterin im Projekt BilRess 4 – Reallabor am IZT
• Masterstudium Control Engineering an der THM in Friedberg
• Laborbetreuerin im Makerspace-Labor der THM mit Schwerpunkt auf 3D-Druck, Lasergravur & Laserschneiden
• Bachelor of Engineering in Elektrotechnik (AIT, Indien)

• seit Juli 2026 studentische Hilfskraft am IZT
• derzeit Masterstudent am Studiengang Control, Computer and Communication Engineering an der THM
• Betreuer im OPEN A5 Innovation & Maker Lab an der THM
• Bachelorabschluss in lectrical and Electronics Engineering am KITS, Indien