Stephan Vopel: Director

Stephan Vopel heads the Berlin office of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. Since joining the Bertelsmann Stiftung in 2000, he has developed and managed various new projects. Since 2008, he has held leading positions in the programmes Strengthening Leadership (2008-2009), Living Values (2010-2021), Germany and Asia (2013-2021) and Europe's Future (2020-2023) and was responsible for the Reinhard Mohn Prize 2018 on the topic of Living Together in Diversity. Before joining the Bertelsmann Stiftung, he worked as a publishing director for specialised publishers. He studied sociology and history in Jerusalem and Bielefeld.