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Alexander lives in Berlin and is Managing Director of both a family office and of a charitable foundation committed to fighting climate change and gender-based domestic violence. Before, Alex worked for a charitable foundation focusing on Holocaust remembrance, fighting antisemitism and strengthening democratic spaces. He founded the Her.Tietz Initiative, which is committed to a transparent and open handling of the Nazi history of Hertie. He is a board member and senior fellow of Humanity in Action, an alumnus of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and recipient of the Hertie School’s Alumni Achievement Award. He studied public policy, economics and management in Germany, India, and Argentina.
Updated Juni 2025