Birgitta Wolff
Birgitta Wolff | |
---|---|
![]() Wolff in 2015 | |
Born | (1965-07-14) 14 July 1965 (age 59) Münster, West Germany (now Germany) |
Occupation(s) | German economist, politician |
Birgitta Wolff (born 14 July 1965 in Münster[1]) is a German economist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She served as minister of education and culture and as minister of research and economy in the state government of Saxony-Anhalt from 2010 to 2013, and as president of the Goethe University Frankfurt from 2015 to 2020.
Academic career
Wolff studied at Witten/Herdecke University, LMU and Harvard University. After her Habilitation at LMU, she taught at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University (1999–2000), and became professor of business administration and international management at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg. In 2002, she spent a year at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She has been a visiting professor at universities in Ukraine, Brazil and China.
In 2014, she was elected as president of the Goethe University Frankfurt, and she held the office from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020.[2] Her re-election failed in two ballots, and her successor Enrico Schleiff was elected in the 3rd ballot with 18 of 34 votes. [3]
Political career
In 2010, Wolff became state minister of education and culture in the state government of Minister-President Reiner Haseloff of Saxony-Anhalt. From 2011 to 2013, she served as state minister of research and economy.
Other activities (selection)
Corporate boards
- Deutsche Bank, member of the advisory board (since 2017)[4]
- Norddeutsche Landesbank (NORD/LB), member of the advisory board[5]
University bodies
- Botanical Garden, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[6]
- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[7]
- Fritz Bauer Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[8]
- Frobenius Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[9]
- House of Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[10]
- Institute for Law and Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt, Member of the Board of Trustees (2015–2021)[11]
- Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS), Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[12]
- Institute for Social Research (IfS), Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[13]
- Museum Giersch, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the advisory board (2015–2021)
- Paul Ehrlich Foundation, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[14]
- University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, ex officio member of the board of trustees (2015–2021)[15]
Non-profit organizations
- Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIN-D), Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board (since 2020)[16]
- Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2016)[17]
- International Building Exhibition (IBA) Urban Redevelopment 2010, ex officio member of the board of trustees[18]
- Centre for Higher Education (CHE), member of the advisory board[19]
- Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI), member of the advisory board[20]
- Fazit-Stiftung, member of the board of trustees[21]
- Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK), member of the board of trustees[22]
- Humboldt University, member of the scientific advisory board[23]
- Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS), member of the board of trustees[24]
- Marketing Club Frankfurt, member of the board of trustees[25]
- Leopoldina, member of the Senate[26]
- Natural History Museum, Berlin, member of the scientific advisory board[27]
- Senckenberg Nature Research Society, member of the board of trustees[28]
- Volkswagen Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[29]
- Center for Science and Research Management (ZWM), member of the board[30]
- Johanna-Quandt-Universitätsstiftung, member of the advisory board[31]
- Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, member of the Hightech Forum[32]
- ZDF, member of the board of directors (since 2017)[33]
References
- ^ Uni-Professorin Birgitta Wolff wird Kultusministerin, DPA, 1 May 2010
- ^ Goethe-Universität wählt neue Präsidentin Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität
- ^ Enrico Schleiff folgt auf Birgitta Wolff Archived 2020-08-12 at the Wayback Machine, dpa/lhe/hr-iNFO 08.07.2020, 6 p.m.
- ^ Members of the Regional Advisory Board, 2017 Archived 2017-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Deutsche Bank.
- ^ 2011 Annual Report Archived 2017-08-28 at the Wayback Machine Norddeutsche Landesbank (NORD/LB).
- ^ Board of Trustees Botanical Garden, Goethe University Frankfurt.
- ^ Board of Trustees Botanical Garden, Goethe University Frankfurt.
- ^ Board of Trustees Fritz Bauer Institute.
- ^ Board of Trustees Frobenius Institute, Goethe University Frankfurt.
- ^ Board of Trustees House of Finance, Goethe University Frankfurt.
- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2017-01-08 at the Wayback Machine Institute for Law and Finance (ILF).
- ^ Board of Trustees Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS).
- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2020-02-16 at the Wayback Machine Institute for Social Research (IfS).
- ^ Paul Ehrlich Foundation: Board of Trustees Goethe University Frankfurt.
- ^ Supervisory Board University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt.
- ^ Aufsichtsrat der Agentur für Sprunginnovationen SprinD tritt zur konstituierenden Sitzung zusammen Archived 2020-10-28 at the Wayback Machine Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), press release of September 22, 2020.
- ^ Board of Trustees Max Planck Institute for Brain Research.
- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2017-08-20 at the Wayback Machine International Building Exhibition (IBA) Urban Redevelopment 2010.
- ^ Advisory Board Centre for Higher Education (CHE).
- ^ Advisory Board Ernst Strüngmann Institute.
- ^ Board of Trustees Fazit-Stiftung.
- ^ Board of Trustees Peace Research Institute Frankfurt.
- ^ Scientific Advisory Board Humboldt University.
- ^ Board of Trustees Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2017-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Marketing Club Frankfurt.
- ^ Senate Leopoldina.
- ^ Scientific Advisory Board Natural History Museum, Berlin.
- ^ Board of Trustees Senckenberg Nature Research Society.
- ^ Board of Trustees Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover.
- ^ Board Center for Science and Research Management (ZWM).
- ^ Advisory Board Archived 2017-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Johanna-Quandt-Universitätsstiftung.
- ^ Members Archived 2017-08-27 at the Wayback Machine Hightech Forum.
- ^ Board of Directors ZDF.
- v
- t
- e
(1914–1971)
- Richard von Wachsmuth
- Ludwig Pohle
- Hans von Arnim
- Albrecht Bethe
- Heinrich Titze
- Rudolf Kautzsch
- Arthur Moritz Schoenflies
- Max Neisser
- Otto zur Strassen
- Kurt Burchard
- Matthias Gelzer
- Gustav Embden
- Wilhelm Gerloff
- Fritz Drevermann
- Josef Heimberger
- Georg Küntzel
- Bernhard Fischer-Wasels
- Erwin Madelung
- Wilhelm Gerloff
- Ernst Krieck
- Walter Platzhoff
- Georg Hohmann
- Walter Hallstein
- Franz Böhm
- Boris Rajewsky
- Max Horkheimer
- Oscar Gans
- Fritz Neumark
- Helmut Coing
- Rudolf Geißendörfer
- Helmut Viebrock
- Willy Hartner
- Karl Hax
- Fritz Neumark
- Walter Artelt
- Alfred Rammelmeyer
- Wolfgang Franz
- Walter Rüegg
- Erhard Denninger
(since 1971)
- Erhard Kantzenbach
- Hans-Jürgen Krupp
- Hartwig Kelm
- Klaus Ring
- Joachim Weidmann (acting)
- Werner Meißner
- Rudolf Steinberg
- Werner Müller-Esterl
- Birgitta Wolff
- Enrico Schleiff