{"id":35685,"date":"2023-10-03T15:43:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/?page_id=35685"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:21:45","slug":"board-of-trustees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/board-of-trustees\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Trustees"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n
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\r\n The Foundation\u2019s Board of Trustees serves as the ultimate decision-making body, offering strategic guidance for our initiatives and bringing extensive experience and knowledge to our key areas of activity. <\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n

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    \r\n \"Emiliana\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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    \r\n \r\n Emiliana Vegas (Ed.D) <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n Emiliana Vegas was appointed to the Board in January 2021. She is a professor of practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). She holds a Doctor of Education degree from HGSE and a Master’s of public policy degree from Duke University. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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    \r\n \r\n Hans Amb\u00fchl <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n Hans Amb\u00fchl joined the Board in October 2013 and was appointed Vice President in 2022. He was General Secretary of the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education in Bern until 2017. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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    \r\n \"Jenny\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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    \r\n \r\n Jenny Abramson <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n Jenny Abramson was appointed to the Board in January 2021. She is Founder and Managing Partner of the venture capital fund Rethink Impact. She has a master\u2019s degree in sociology and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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    \r\n \"Joh.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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    \r\n \r\n Joh. Christian Jacobs (PhD) <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n Joh. Christian Jacobs joined the Board in 1995 and was appointed Chair in 2004. Today he is active as an entrepreneurial investor. Since April 2015, he has held the position of Honorary Chairman. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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    \r\n \"Olaf\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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    \r\n \r\n Olaf von Maydell (PhD) <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n Olaf von Maydell has been a member of the Board since May 2013. He is a tax consultant with a PhD in agricultural economics, and a partner in the Schomerus Partner tax consulting firm in Berlin. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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    \r\n \r\n Sandro Giuliani <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n Sandro Giuliani, former Managing Director of the Jacobs Foundation, has served as Delegate of the Board since April 2015. He has been a Member of the Board since January 2020. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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    \r\n \"Ulman\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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    \r\n \r\n Ulman Lindenberger (PhD) <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n Ulman Lindenberger joined the Board in January 2012. He is a German psychologist and Director of the Center for Lifespan Psychology at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>
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    \r\n \r\n William Egbe <\/span>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/mask>\r\n \r\n \r\n <\/g>\r\n <\/svg>\r\n <\/span>\r\n <\/h4>\r\n
    \r\n William Egbe joined the Board in April 2015. He is an engineer with an MBA, and was Group Director Strategic Planning and Sustainability for the Coca-Cola Eurasia & Africa Group. <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n