Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Dr. h.c.
External Member
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Dr. h.c. Sabine Kunst joined the Foundation Council of the Hasso Plattner Foundation in January 2023. She is an engineer, with a wealth of experience in scientific and academic management positions.
She was appointed Chair of the Board of the Joachim Herz Foundation in Hamburg in January 2022. Prior to that, she was President of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin until the fall of 2021 and, from 2011 to 2016, served one term as Brandenburg State Minister of Science, Research and Culture. From 2007 to 2010, she was President of the University of Potsdam. Prior to her career in scientific and academic management, Kunst spent many years working on major infrastructure projects to secure water supplies in South America and South Africa.
Whether as an expert on science and academia or during her time as an engineer, Sabine Kunst has always been driven to lay the foundations for people and communities to live and thrive.
“The Foundation’s philanthropy lays the groundwork for people and communities to thrive, with digital innovation and education at its core,” highlights Prof. Sabine Kunst.