PEOPLE

The Institute consists of a group of people from various professional, personal, and national backgrounds. We are all driven by our shared passion and curiosity about how future societies will evolve and unfold.

Management

Key Contacts

CIFS Staff

Associated Partners

Fellows

Board of Directors

Steffen Pierini Lüders, Chairman of the Board
Steffen Pierini Lüders
Chairman of the Board
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Corporate Affairs at Novo Nordisk Foundation and Novo Holdings A/S.
Barbara Myhre Isaksen
Member of the Board
Senior Sales Lead for Azure, Cloud & AI at Microsoft and Founder of Connected Women in AI, a non-profit dedicated to closing the gender gap in the field of artificial intelligence.
Inge Kirstine Berneke
Member of the Board
Leadership consultant at Spencer Stuart, a global consulting firm, and focused the healthcare sector with executive search, leadership advisory and board services.
Philippe Rohner
Member of the Board
Managing Partner at Abic Partners LLC, an independent thought-leadership consultancy, based in Blonay, Switzerland.
Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe
Member of the Board
Private Secretary to HM The Queen, ​international politics practitioner (multilateral cooperation, energy, and climate) with background in Prime Minister’s Office & Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Patrick Henry Gallen
Employee Representative
Senior Advisor & Futurist

Board of Directors

Steffen Pierini Lüders, Chairman of the Board
Steffen Pierini Lüders
Chairman of the Board
Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Corporate Affairs at Novo Nordisk Foundation and Novo Holdings A/S.
Barbara Myhre Isaksen
Member of the Board
Senior Sales Lead for Azure, Cloud & AI at Microsoft and Founder of Connected Women in AI, a non-profit dedicated to closing the gender gap in the field of artificial intelligence.
Inge Kirstine Berneke
Member of the Board
Leadership consultant at Spencer Stuart, a global consulting firm, and focused the healthcare sector with executive search, leadership advisory and board services.
Philippe Rohner
Member of the Board
Managing Partner at Abic Partners LLC, an independent thought-leadership consultancy, based in Blonay, Switzerland.
Henriette Ellermann-Kingombe
Member of the Board
Private Secretary to HM The Queen, ​international politics practitioner (multilateral cooperation, energy, and climate) with background in Prime Minister’s Office & Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Patrick Henry Gallen
Employee Representative
Senior Advisor & Futurist

CIFS Staff