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Foundation Council
Foundation Council
DESY’s supervisory committee
The major task of the Foundation Council, DESY’s supervisory committee, is to advise and monitor the Board of Directors’ management duties. The Foundation Council is authorised to issue directives to the Board of Directors in important research-related and financial matters. It approves the annual budget and multi-year financial plans, audits the Board of Directors’ annual financial statements, the annual management report and the Centre’s progress report and decides on approving the actions of the Board. Furthermore the Foundation Council appoints the members of the Board of Directors and confirms the members of the Scientific Council.
Members of the Foundation Council and guests in Hamburg (December 2025) (from top to bottom and left to right)
Dr. Frank Lehner
Prof. Ulrich Husemann, Dr. Mathias Kraas, Dr. Jennifer Chow
Prof. Ingrid-Maria Gregor
Dr. Arne Höll, Steffen Weber , Dr. Corinna Manig
Prof. Britta Redlich
Kerstin Straub, Prof. Hauke Heekeren, Prof. Beate Heinemann
Klaus von Lepel
Dr. Svenja Kruse, Prof. Wim Leemans, Dr. Andrea Fischer
Marie Wredenhagen
Iris Wilhelm, Dr. Miriam Hufnagl, Prof. Thomas Lohse
Members of the Foundation Council
Dr. Andrea Fischer (Chairperson)
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Head of Division F1: Large Facilities and Basic Research
Dr. Svenja Kruse
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Unit F 12 - International Large research facilities; DESY, GSI
Dr. Rolf Greve (Deputy Chairperson)
Ministry for Science, Research and Equality in Hamburg
Head of Department Science and Research
Klaus von Lepel
Ministry for Science, Research and Equality in Hamburg
Head of W2 Research
Dr. Arne Höll
Federal Ministry for Economy and Energy
Head of VIB2
Steffen Weber
Ministry of Science, Research and Culture in Brandenburg
Head of Division 2: Science and Research
Dr. Corinna Manig
Ministry of Finance for Europe in Brandenburg
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Dr. Mathias Kraas
Olympus Surgical Technologies
General Manager R&D
Dr.Thomas Blatt
Beiersdorf AG
Principal Scientist Skin Biology
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Tippe
Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau
President
Prof.Dr. Hauke Hekeeren
President of the University of Hamburg
