Professor Dr. Dr. h. c. Ursula Gather has been the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation since 2013. Since 2008 she has also been the Rector of the Technical University of Dortmund. Until she took on her university position, she held the Chair of Mathematical Statistics and Industrial Applications at the Technical University of Dortmund.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Diethard Bergers is a physicist and was Professor of Production Technology and Product Development at the University of Duisburg-Essen from 1998 to 2017. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation.

Bettina Martin has been Minister for Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs for the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since November 15, 2021. Previously, she was Minister for Education, Science and Culture from 2019 to 2021. From 2017 to 2019, she was State Secretary for Federal Affairs and authorized representative of the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the federal level. Before that, she worked from 2013 to 2017 as head of the management team and head of the minister’s office in the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth.

Professor Dr. Katharina Riedel has been Rector of the University of Greifswald since April 2021. Since 2011 she has held the chair for microbiology at the University of Greifswald.