Board of Directors & Board of Trustees

The Board of Directors of the Heidelberg Center of American Studies consists of members from the six faculties that contribute to the HCA. These are the Faculties of Chemistry and Earth Sciences; Economics and Social Sciences; Law; Modern Languages; Philosophy; and Theology. Each faculty director on the board is elected for six years.

The HCA’s Board of Trustees was founded in November 2005 and currently consists of six members. In addition to the founding director of the HCA, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Detlef Junker, who chairs the board, they are:, Carsten Brzeski (ING Bank), Ray Carrell, Heidemarie Engelhorn, Markus Lautenschläger and the Rector of Heidelberg University, Prof. Dr. Frauke Melchior. We would like to thank the previous members of the Board of Trustees for their work: Dr. Kurt Bock (BASF), Dr. Martin Bussmann (Mannheim LLC), Curt Engelhorn †, Joachim Häger (ODDO BHF AG), Rolf Kentner (BW Bank) †, Dr. h.c. Manfred Lautenschläger (MLP), Dr. Bernd A. von Maltzan (Deutsche Bank), and Dr. Hans-Peter Wild (WILD GmbH). The Board of Trustees meets at least once a year to discuss the development of the institute and to advise the center.