Structure
acatech is governed by three organs: the General Assembly, the Executive Board and the Senate. There is also an Association of Friends of acatech.
The Executive Board represents acatech and defines the guidelines for the contents of the work undertaken by members in project groups and topical networks. The honorary members of the Executive Board are elected by the General Assembly, for a period of three years. The members of Board elect the Presidents. The Presidents of acatech are Prof. Dr. Reinhard F. Hüttl and Prof. Dr. Henning Kagermann. From 2002 to 2009, acatech has been led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg, first as a Chairman of the Executive Board and then, since May 2003, as President of the academy.
The Senate advises acatech on questions of strategy. Its members are CEOs and chairmen of major technological corporations, presidents of the main science organizations in Germany, such as the Fraunhofer Society, the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Leibniz-Gemeinschaft and representatives from politics. The chairmanship of the Senate is held by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ekkehard D. Schulz, former CEO of ThyssenKrupp. His predecessor from 2002 to 2012 was Prof. Dr. Roman Herzog, former Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Corporations and private individuals are affiliated in the Association of Friends of acatech, which engages in the interest of acatech and supports the work of acatech with grants and donations.
acatech operates a head office at the Residenz in Munich and branch offices in Berlin and Brussels. The employees at the three offices work to support the organs of acatech in their activities.
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