The Einstein Foundation Berlin was founded by the State of Berlin in 2009. The Foundation aims to promote science and research of top international caliber in Berlin and to establish the city as a center of scientific and academic excellence. In addition to its endowment, the Foundation also receives state funding. An independent scientific commission of the highest standard selects projects for funding. The Foundation Council is the supreme organ of the Foundation. It advises, supports, and supervises the Executive Board in its work. The responsibilities of the Foundation Council include, for example, approving the budget prepared by the Executive Board, discharging the Board, and setting funding priorities for the Foundation.

Overview of Foundation Council Members:

• Prof. Dr. Amélie Mummendey (Chair), Professor of Social Psychology, Universität Jena
• Prof. Dr. Olaf Kübler (Deputy Chair), President and Professor Emeritus, ETH Zürich
• Prof. Dr. Peter-André Alt, President, Freie Universität Berlin
• Prof. Menahem Ben-Sasson, President, Hebrew University Jerusalem
• Dr. Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt, Member of the Board of Daimler AG
• Dr. Ingrid Nümann-Seidewinkel, Hamburg Senator of Finance (retired)
• Sandra Scheeres, Berlin Senator for Education, Youth, and Science
• Prof. Dr. Winfried Schulze, Director, Mercator Research Center Ruhr