Körner has an international background in journalism in Germany, the US and UK and has gathered extensive management experience heading the corporate communications departments for globally active NGOs. She earned her master’s degree in journalism at the University of Missouri’s Columbia School of Journalism and worked for several US broadcasters in Washington, DC.
In Germany, she completed a traineeship at the Voice of Germany, and worked as a reporter and correspondent for German public broadcasters such as WDR and Voice of Germany TV before joining RTL TV, Europe’s largest commercial broadcaster, for 12 years as a reporter and program producer for n-tv and SuperRTL.
In 2008, Ms Körner left television for the nonprofit sector and served as the director of communications for the World Future Council in Hamburg and Fairtrade International in Bonn. Before signing on with the Bertelsmann Stiftung, she worked as a nonprofit management and communications consultant and business guest writer.
About the Bertelsmann Stiftung:
The Bertelsmann Stiftung is dedicated to serving the common good. It executes projects in its four core areas of education, business and social affairs, health, and international relations, and strives to promote peaceful coexistence among the world's diverse cultures. Through the example of its civic engagement, it wants to encourage others to support their own communities as well. Founded in 1977 as a registered charity, the Bertelsmann Stiftung is majority shareholder of Bertelsmann AG. Structured as a private operating foundation, it is politically nonpartisan and works independently of Bertelsmann AG.