Dr. Jörg Dräger studied Physics and Economics in Hamburg and New York. After graduating, he worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in Frankfurt/Main. He returned to Hamburg as CEO of the Northern Institute of Technology. From 2001 to 2008, Dr. Dräger served as Hamburg’s (independent) Minister of Science and Research. In addition, he was a member of the Conference of Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs and a deputy member of the German Bundesrat. From 2008 until the end of 2021, he was a member of the Executive Board at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Dr. Dräger was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2008 and has been the Executive Director of the Board of Trustees of the Kühne Foundation since 2022.